Iressa Proves Just As Effective As Chemotherapy For Lung Cancer
Sunday, December 7, 2008 - 20:35
in Health & Medicine
Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of nonsmall 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.