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Tykerb Combo Gains Accelerated Approval

GlaxoSmithKline received accelerated approval from the FDA for a new combination regimen using Tykerb (lapatinib) as a first-line, oral treatment for women with metastatic breast cancer.

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

GlaxoSmithKline received accelerated approval from the FDA for a new combination regimen using Tykerb (lapatinib) as a first-line, oral treatment for women with metastatic breast cancer. Tykerb is now indicated in combination with letrozole for the treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive metastatic breast cancer that overexpresses the HER2 receptor for whom hormonal therapy is indicated. “This combination of Tykerb plus Femara is an example of advancing science and i...

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