Hi doctor,My mother has lung cancer. It is in the fourth stage. Currently, the doctor has advised her to take targetted therapy. She is taking Gefitinib tablets every day. Is there anything serious? Please help me.
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Please say about the histopathology report. Please explain the condition briefly. Please state whether there was a mutation done before starting Gefitinib. All these things are essential for deciding the response to Gefitinib. In general, on taking Gefitinib, the average survival is 13 to 14 months. But some patients have long-term survival for three to four years. Some patients do well for five to six years. Usually, Gefitinib is well tolerated. The most common side effects are skin rash and acne. Rarely, it can cause hepatitis or pneumonitis which is manageable with  ChatDoctor.  I recommend doing a PET (positron emission tomography) scan every three months. Have a look over the 