My son was suffering fm nasofirangil carosinma in 2014 -15 and he is taking gefitinib ip 250 mg last fm 4.5 years further how much period the gefitinib ip 250 to be taken.

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Dr. Guru Prasad MohantyOncologist8yrs exp

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Sorry to know about your son. Geftinib is prescribed if there is active cancer. But since you have reported that this has been continuing since 4.5 years is quite surprising. It is prescribed in patients of active cancer. Please discuss in detail with treating oncologist for further guidance.

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