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Lapatinib is a dual inhibitor of EGFR and HER2 tyrosine kinases (1-4). Researchers have shown that lapatinib inhibits purified EGFR and HER2 tyrosine kinase domains in cell-free kinase assays with IC 50 values of 10.8 nM and 9.2 nM, respectively, and HER4 with an IC 50 of 367 nM. Lapatinib was greater than 300-fold more selective for HER2 and EGFR than many other kinases, including c-src, MEK, Erk, and p38 in these assays (1). Studies have shown that lapatinib effectively inhibits both EGFR and HER2 autophosphorylation in cell types over expressing these kinases, and cell growth inhibition is correlated with HER2 overexpression (2-4).
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