Tuesday, October 10, 2006

EGFR market....

...is $3B. (2005):
In 2005, the four major marketed drugs targeting the EGFr pathway, trastuzumab (Herceptin; Genentech), cetuximab (Erbitux; ImClone Systems); erlotinib (Tarceva; OSI Pharmaceuticals), and the now withdrawn gefitinib (Iressa; AstraZeneca), generated worldwide sales of more than $3 billion. The recent entry of panitumumab (Vectibix; Amgen) into the USA market and the possible approval of Tykerb, create new challenges in clinical use and marketing of these agents.

Oncology Drug Development Update - Targeting the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFr) Signal Transduction Pathway: "In 2005, the four major marketed drugs targeting the EGFr pathway, trastuzumab (Herceptin; Genentech), cetuximab (Erbitux; ImClone Systems); erlotinib (Tarceva; OSI Pharmaceuticals), and the now withdrawn gefitinib (Iressa; AstraZeneca), generated worldwide sales of more than $3 billion. The recent entry of panitumumab (Vectibix; Amgen) into the USA market and the possible approval of Tykerb, create new challenges in clinical use and marketing of these agents."

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