EGFR and breast cancer: The small molecule dually targeted drug Lapatinib (Tyverb/Tykerb; GlaxoSmithKline, London, United Kingdom), which inhibits the tyrosine kinase activities of the HER2 and of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) proteins, is a first-line therapeutic agent against triple positive breast cancers (positive for HER2 protein, estrogen receptor, and progesterone receptor) and it is also used in treating breast cancers refractory to trastuzumab therapy.