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What type of lung cancer is Vizimpro used to treat?

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Oct 18, 2022.

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by Drugs.com

Vizimpro is taken for first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Vizimpro (dacomitinib) from Pfizer is an oral, once-daily kinase inhibitor that targets two lung cancer biomarkers, both detected by an FDA-approved test. These two targets are:
  • Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletion mutations
  • EGFR exon 21 L858R substitution mutations.

Other EGFR inhibitors that may be used in the treatment of NSCLC include:

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