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Afatinib: Adverse effects, Mechanism of action & Clinical trials

Afatinib, sold under the brand name Gilotrif among others, is a medication which is used to treat non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). It belongs to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor family of medications. It is taken by mouth.

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Afatinib topic overview

The analysis highlights Adverse effects, Mechanism of action and Clinical trials as prominent areas in the source structure around Afatinib.

Related topics
29
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
33
Extracted relationships
46
Concept neighborhoods
11
Bridge connections
33

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Adverse effects · 14 topics
Mechanism of action · 6 topics
Overview · 5 topics
Clinical trials · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

3D model (JSmol)
Interactive image
AHFS/Drugs.com
Monograph
ATC code
L01EB03 (WHO)
CAS Number
850140-72-6 Y[Drugbank]
ChEBI
CHEBI:61390 Y
ChEMBL
ChEMBL1173655 Y

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Adverse effects

Mechanism of action

Clinical trials

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Afatinib connects Entity context

The extracted context around Afatinib shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Afatinib → Because, EGFR, Her2, However, Like, T790M, TKIs Another extracted example is Afatinib → AU: S4 (Prescription only), CA: ℞-only, EU: Rx-only, UK: POM (Prescription only), US: ℞-only. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Afatinib

Top relations

related to Mechanism of action · 7
Afatinib → Because, EGFR, Her2, However, Like, T790M, TKIs
Legal status · 5
Afatinib → AU: S4 (Prescription only), CA: ℞-only, EU: Rx-only, UK: POM (Prescription only), US: ℞-only
related to External links · 3
Afatinib → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
KEGG · 2
Afatinib → as salt: D09733 N, D09724 N
License data · 2
Afatinib → EU EMA: by INN, US DailyMed: Afatinib
is a · 2
Afatinib → protein kinase inhibitor that also irreversibly inhibits human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, therapeutic alternative on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines
3D model (JSmol) · 1
Afatinib → Interactive image
AHFS/Drugs.com · 1
Afatinib → Monograph
ATC code · 1
Afatinib → L01EB03 (WHO)
CAS Number · 1
Afatinib → 850140-72-6 Y[Drugbank]

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

egfr nsclc phase breast iii drug lung mutations epidermal growth factor receptor used drugs protein name gilotrif mouth cancer cancers

Afatinib relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 46 structured relationships around Afatinib. Examples in this analysis include Afatinib → 3D model (JSmol) → Interactive image and Afatinib → AHFS/Drugs.com → Monograph. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Afatinib3D model (JSmol)Interactive image1.00infobox
AfatinibAHFS/Drugs.comMonograph1.00infobox
AfatinibATC codeL01EB03 (WHO)1.00infobox
AfatinibCAS Number850140-72-6 Y[Drugbank]1.00infobox
AfatinibChEBICHEBI:61390 Y1.00infobox
AfatinibChEMBLChEMBL1173655 Y1.00infobox
AfatinibChemSpider8360155 Y1.00infobox
AfatinibCompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID208934511.00infobox
AfatinibDrugBankDB08916 Y1.00infobox
AfatinibECHA InfoCard100.239.0351.00infobox
AfatinibElimination half-life37 hours1.00infobox
AfatinibExcretionFaeces (85%), urine (4%)1.00infobox
AfatinibFormulaC24H25ClFN5O31.00infobox
AfatinibIUPHAR/BPS56671.00infobox
AfatinibKEGGD09724 N1.00infobox
AfatinibKEGGas salt: D09733 N1.00infobox
AfatinibLegal statusAU: S4 (Prescription only)1.00infobox
AfatinibLegal statusCA: ℞-only1.00infobox
AfatinibLegal statusUK: POM (Prescription only)1.00infobox
AfatinibLegal statusUS: ℞-only1.00infobox
AfatinibLegal statusEU: Rx-only1.00infobox
AfatinibLicense dataEU EMA: by INN1.00infobox
AfatinibLicense dataUS DailyMed: Afatinib1.00infobox
AfatinibMedlinePlusa6130441.00infobox
AfatinibMetabolismCYP not involved1.00infobox
AfatinibMolar mass485.94 g·mol−11.00infobox
AfatinibOther namesBIBW 29921.00infobox
AfatinibPregnancy categoryAU: C1.00infobox
AfatinibProtein binding95%1.00infobox
AfatinibPubChem CID101846531.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Afatinib bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Also, Lung and Protein. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Afatinib
    • Also
    • Lung
    • Protein
    • Breast
    • Adverse
    • Cell
    • Effects
    • Gilotrif
    • Human
    • Mw-parser-output
    • Name
    • Non-small
  • afatinib
    • Also
    • Lung
    • Protein
    • Breast
    • Adverse
    • Cell
    • Effects
    • Gilotrif
    • Human
    • Mw-parser-output
    • Name
    • Non-small
  • non-small cell lung carcinoma
    • Gilotrif
    • Name
    • Non-small
    • Adverse
    • Effects
    • Lung
    • Protein
    • Mouth
    • Mw-parser-output
    • Trials
    • Used
    • Cancer
  • interstitial lung disease
    • Adverse
    • Effects
    • Name
    • Non-small
    • Protein
    • Her2
    • Human
    • Inhibitor
    • Kinase
    • Mouth
    • Mw-parser-output
    • Trials
  • adverse effects
    • Effects
    • Lung
    • Protein
    • Cell
    • Gilotrif
    • Her2
    • Human
    • Inhibitor
    • Kinase
    • Mouth
    • Mw-parser-output
    • Name
  • epidermal growth factor receptor
    • Factor
    • Growth
    • Receptor
    • Human
    • Also
    • Mutations
    • Protein
    • Egfr
    • Activity
    • Adverse
    • Effects
    • Her2
  • human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
    • Factor
    • Growth
    • Receptor
    • Human
    • Protein
    • Also
    • Mutations
    • Activity
    • Egfr
    • Her2
    • Inhibitor
    • Kinase
  • protein kinase inhibitor
    • Kinase
    • Human
    • Also
    • Receptor
    • Adverse
    • Effects
    • Her2
    • Activity
    • Epidermal
    • Factor
    • Growth
    • Like

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Afatinib, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Afatinib with Adverse effects. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
AfatinibAdverse effects · splits 19 ⟂ 15
AfatinibMechanism of action · splits 27 ⟂ 7
AfatinibOverview · splits 28 ⟂ 6
AfatinibClinical trials · splits 29 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Afatinib

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples46
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Afatinib to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Adverse effects, Mechanism of action & Clinical trials, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Afatinib · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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