EP1755608A1 — Treatment with gemcitabine and an egfr-inhibitor
Assigned to F Hoffmann La Roche AG · Expires 2007-02-28 · 19y expired
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The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a medicament for treating tumors or tumor metastases, characterized in that a therapeutically effective amount of an EGFR kinase inhibitor and gemcitabine is used, with or without additional agents or treatments, such as o…
USPTO Abstract
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a medicament for treating tumors or tumor metastases, characterized in that a therapeutically effective amount of an EGFR kinase inhibitor and gemcitabine is used, with or without additional agents or treatments, such as other anti-cancer drugs or radiation therapy. The invention also encompasses a pharmaceutical composition that is comprised of an EGFR kinase inhibitor and gemcitabine combination in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A preferred example of an EGFR kinase inhibitor that can be used in practising this invention is the compound erlotinib HCl (also known as TarcevaTM).
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