GILOTRIF® (Afatinib)

The FDA on July 12, 2013 approved the use of GILOTRIF® tablets for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test. The FDA also approved THERASCREEN, a test provided by QIAGEN, for the detection of EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations. GILOTRIF® is a product of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.