APO-ERLOTINIB is prescribed for non-small cell lung cancer at an advanced stage and; chemotherapy has not helped to stop the disease or; the disease has not worsened after 4 cycles of first line chemotherapy; or a confirmed activating mutation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK).
APO-ERLOTINIB is not indicated for maintenance treatment in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours DO NOT HAVE an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activating mutation.