| Drug Name |
Afatinib |
| Drug ID |
BADD_D00047 |
| Description |
Afatinib is a 4-anilinoquinazoline tyrosine kinase inhibitor in the form of a dimaleate salt available as Boehringer Ingelheim's brand name Gilotrif [FDA Label]. For oral use, afatinib tablets are a first-line (initial) treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with common epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test [L2939]. Gilotrif (afatinib) is the first FDA-approved oncology product from Boehringer Ingelheim [L2939]. |
| Indications and Usage |
Afatinib is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the first-line treatment of patient with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours have epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test. |
| Marketing Status |
Prescription |
| ATC Code |
L01EB03 |
| DrugBank ID |
DB08916
|
| KEGG ID |
D09724
|
| MeSH ID |
D000077716
|
| PubChem ID |
10184653
|
| TTD Drug ID |
D05UFG
|
| NDC Product Code |
0597-0138; 0597-0141; 0597-0137 |
| Synonyms |
Afatinib | (2E)-N-(4-(3-Chloro-4-fluoroanilino)-7-(((3S)-oxolan-3-yl)oxy)quinoxazolin-6-yl)-4-(dimethylamino)but-2-enamide | BIBW-2992-MA2 | BIBW 2992 MA2 | BIBW-2992MA2 | BIBW 2992MA2 | BIBW2992 MA2 | Afatinib Maleate | BIBW 2992 | BIBW2992 | BIBW-2992 | Gilotrif | Afatinib Dimaleate |
