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Erlotinib vs Gefitinib - What's the difference?

erlotinib | gefitinib |

As nouns the difference between erlotinib and gefitinib

is that erlotinib is a drug used to treat certain cancers while gefitinib is a drug, used in the treatment of certain types of cancer, that acts in a similar way to erlotinib by selectively targeting the mutant proteins in malignant cells.

erlotinib

English

(wikipedia erlotinib)

Noun

(-)
  • A drug used to treat certain cancers.

    • gefitinib

    English

    (wikipedia gefitinib)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A drug, used in the treatment of certain types of cancer, that acts in a similar way to erlotinib by selectively targeting the mutant proteins in malignant cells.