The Realm of Convergence: Lung Governs Skin (Epithelial Tissue)

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Hi all; an interesting note from the realm of convergence:

 

BASEL, SWITZERLAND -- July 15, 2005 -- Treatment with the innovative cancer drug

Tarceva® (erlotinib) in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

 

(NSCLC) resulted in significantly longer survival compared to placebo

 

(42.5% improvement) , according to a landmark study published in the New England

Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

 

Tarceva is an oral, once-daily therapy from a novel class of

anti-cancer drugs known as 'EGFR inhibitors' (epidermal growth factor

receptor inhibitors) and it is the first EGFR inhibitor to have

demonstrated a survival benefit in cancer.

 

 

 

Lung Governs the Skin, right?

A small note on the

technicalities: the term " epidermal " in this case is referring to the

early bioassay. EGF is active on a wide variety of cell types, but /is/

especially active on epithelial (skin, or " surface " ) cells.

 

 

 

Hugo

 

 

 

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