Description
LapatinibisaninhibitorofEGFR/HER2(ErbB2)thatiscurrentlyinclinicaltrialsasaco-admiNISTeredtreatmentwithotherchemotherapeutics.Lapatinibexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticbenefit,inducingapoptosisinbreastcancercells.Thiscompoundalsodownregulatesexpressionofthymidylatesynthaseinvitro.
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