Iressa proves just as effective as chemotherapy for lung cancer
Friday, November 21, 2008 - 08:07
in Health & Medicine
Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease with far fewer side effects, according to an international Phase III clinical trial, led by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.