So, gefitinib is this thing that stops a protein called EGFR from doing its thing, and it’s helpful for people with a type of lung cancer called NSCLC. And it’s only effective if they have a specific change in their EGFR gene. Gefitinib zeroes in on this signaling stuff that EGFR does, and guess what? It’s super important for that NSCLC progressions going on.
It comes as a tablet, you know, like a little pill, and each one is a powerful 250 mg thingy. The doc said just take one of these every day, regardless if you’ve chowed down or not. So they give you each tablet in a container that holds 30 of them.
Don’t forget to listen to your healthcare provider when it comes to taking this stuff— dosing and all that.
