icotinib

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icotinib (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor N-(3-ethynylphenyl)-7,8,10,11,13,14-hexahydro-[1,4,7,10]tetraoxacyclododecino[2,3-g]quinazolin-4-amine
   • 2015 April 22, Yan Wang, Yan Sun, “Clinical experiences with molecular targeted therapy in lung cancer in China”, in Thoracic Cancer‎^[1], volume 6, →DOI:

     Clinical studies on the R&D of new drugs, represented by icotinib and endostatin, also suggest a bright future in China of the development of clinical oncology and the further improvement of the cure rate in patients with advanced NSCLC.