Tarceva vs Crizotinib - 1258863

greta
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I understand that Tarceva is not taken with food because the side effects become stronger. Why is this not an issue with Crizotinib?
Thank you, Greta

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Dr West
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Different drugs just have different characteristics in terms of how they are absorbed. Crizotinib (XALKORI) is just a totally different drug from Tarceva (erlotinib), so there's no reason to think they would share the same characteristics in how they are processed by the body.

-Dr. West