Drugbank ID:
DB08916
(Afatinib)


Ligand ID: 0WM

Indication:
Afatinib is a kinase inhibitor indicated as monotherapy [L2937] for the first-line [FDA Label] treatment of (a) Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) TKI (tyrosine kinase inhibitor)-naive adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours have non-resistant EGFR mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test [FDA Label], and (b) adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC of squamous histology progressing on or after platinum-based chemotherapy [FDA Label, L2937].