Lapatinib

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* Drug Class: [[EGFR]] Inhibitor
* Drug Class: [[EGFR]] Inhibitor
* Date of FDA Approval (Expiration): 2007 (2017)
* Date of FDA Approval (Expiration): 2007 (2017)
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* 2009 Sales: $1.2 Billion
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* 2009 Sales (Projected Peak): $150 Million ($4.5 Billion)
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* Importance: It is one of the best selling and most effective treatments for several types of cancer.
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* Importance: It is one of the newest treatments for cancer. Complaints over the high cost ($22,000) for a treatment course which only prolongs survival in breast cancer patients by less than 2 months.
* The following is a list of Pharmacokinetic Parameters. See: [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] for more information
* The following is a list of Pharmacokinetic Parameters. See: [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] for more information
===Pharmacokinetics===
===Pharmacokinetics===

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Lapatinib, also known as Tykerb

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Better Known as: Tykerb

  • Marketed By: GlaxoSmithKline
  • Major Indication: Breast Cancer
  • Drug Class: EGFR Inhibitor
  • Date of FDA Approval (Expiration): 2007 (2017)
  • 2009 Sales (Projected Peak): $150 Million ($4.5 Billion)
  • Importance: It is one of the newest treatments for cancer. Complaints over the high cost ($22,000) for a treatment course which only prolongs survival in breast cancer patients by less than 2 months.
  • The following is a list of Pharmacokinetic Parameters. See: Pharmaceutical Drugs for more information

Pharmacokinetics

EGFR Inhibitor Pharmacokinetics Comparison at Equivalent Dosages [1][2][3]
Parameter Erlotinib (Tarceva) Gefitinib (Iressa) Lapatinib (Tykerb)
Tmax (hr) 2.0 5.4 4
Cmax (ng/ml) 69.6 130 115
Bioavailability (%) 99 59 Variable
Protein Binding (%) 93 90 99
T1/2 (hr) 9.4 26.9 9.6
AUC (ng/ml/hr) 20577 3850 1429
Typical Dosage (mg) 150 250 100
Metabolism Hepatic - (CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP2D6, CYP1A1) Hepatic - (CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP2D6, CYP1A1, CYP1A2) Hepatic (CYP3A4)

References

  1. Hamilton M, Wolf JL, Rusk J, Beard SE, Clark GM, Witt K, Cagnoni PJ. Effects of smoking on the pharmacokinetics of erlotinib. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Apr 1;12(7 Pt 1):2166-71. PMID:16609030 doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-2235
  2. Bergman E, Forsell P, Persson EM, Knutson L, Dickinson P, Smith R, Swaisland H, Farmer MR, Cantarini MV, Lennernas H. Pharmacokinetics of gefitinib in humans: the influence of gastrointestinal factors. Int J Pharm. 2007 Aug 16;341(1-2):134-42. Epub 2007 Apr 6. PMID:17482782 doi:10.1016/j.ijpharm.2007.04.002
  3. D. Smith et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2009 April; 67(4): 421–426.


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