CPC C07K 16/22 (2013.01) [A61K 31/506 (2013.01); A61K 31/517 (2013.01); A61K 31/5377 (2013.01); A61K 31/7084 (2013.01); A61K 39/00 (2013.01); A61K 39/001104 (2018.08); A61K 39/001131 (2018.08); A61K 39/3955 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61K 2039/545 (2013.01); C07K 2317/76 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
1. A method of treating a patient suffering from a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is responsive to treatment with an Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) and driven by deregulated Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER/Human EGFR) with a combination therapy, comprising:
administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the EGFR-TKI and an immunogenic polypeptide comprising Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) at an amount effective to generate an immune response against the EGF via active immunization,
wherein the EGFR-TKI is administered according to a continuous regimen based on an average daily dose in the range of 10 mg to 150 mg and the immunogenic polypeptide is co-administered according to a therapeutically effective amount,
wherein the EGFR-TKI is selected from the group consisting of gefitinib, erlotinib, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
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