Afatinib is a type of inhibitor that focuses on the EGFR/HER2 pathway in lung cancer, especially in non-small cell lung cancer. It’s used for certain EGFR mutations, like the ones where exon 19 is deleted or there’s an L858R mutation in exon 21. It does its job by stopping EGFR signaling.
You can get this in different strengths, like 20 mg, 30 mg, and 40 mg tablets. The thing you should take is 40 mg, and you should do this once a day on an empty stomach. The tablets are coated and come in bottles with 30 pills each.
