Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada. Approved

IRESSA (gefitinib) is indicated for the first line treatment of patients with locally advanced (not amenable to curative therapy) or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have activating mutations of the EGFR-TK

This is written in the approval document.

Citation

AstraZeneca Canada Inc. Iressa (gefitinib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00060650.PDF. Revised March 2021. Accessed June 2025.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Organizations Biomarkers Cancer types Therapies
HC (1) EGFR Exon 19 (Deletion) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Gefitinib
HC (1) EGFR p.L858R Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Gefitinib
HC (1) EGFR TKD activating variants Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Gefitinib