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Epidermal growth factor receptor exon 20 insertions in advanced lung adenocarcinomas: Clinical outcomes and response to erlotinib

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Naidoo, Jarushka, Sima, Camelia S., Rodriguez, Katherine, Busby, Natalie, Nafa, Khedoudja, Ladanyi, Marc, Riely, Gregory J., Kris, Mark G. +2 more·2015·Cancer

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BACKGROUND: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertions (exon20ins) represent approximately 10% of EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinomas, and are associated with resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Clinical outcomes in comparison with patients with sensitizing EGFR mutations are not well established. METHODS: Patients with stage IV lung adenocarcinomas with EGFR exon20ins were identified through routine molecular testing. Clinicopathologic data were collected. Overall survival (OS) was measured from the diagnosis of stage IV disease, and in patients treated with EGFR TKIs, the time to progression (TTP) on erlotinib was measured. RESULTS: One thousand eight hundred and eighty-two patients with stage IV lung adenocarcinomas were identified: 46 patients had EGFR exon20ins (2%), and 258 patients had an EGFR exon 19 deletion (exon19del)/L858R point mutation (14%). Among 11 patients with lung adenocarcinomas with EGFR exon20ins who received erlotinib, 3 patients (27%) had a partial response (FQEA, 1; ASV, 1; and unknown variant, 1). TTP for patients with EGFR exon20ins and patients with EGFR exon19del/L858R on erlotinib were 3 and 12 months, respectively (P < .01). Responses to chemotherapy were similar for patients with lung adenocarcinomas with EGFR exon20ins and patients with lung adenocarcinomas with EGFR exon19del/L858R. Median OS from the diagnosis of stage IV disease for patients with EGFR exon20ins and patients with EGFR exon19del/L858R was 26 months (95% confidence interval, 19 months-not reached n = 46) and 31 months (95% confidence interval, 28-33 months; n = 258), respectively (P = .53). CONCLUSIONS: The majority of patients with advanced lung adenocarcinomas harboring EGFR exon20ins do not respond to EGFR TKI therapy. Standard chemotherapy should be used as first-line therapy. These patients have an OS similar to that of patients with sensitizing EGFR mutations. Individuals with certain variants such as FQEA and ASV may respond to erlotinib.

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Authors
Naidoo, J., Sima, C. S., Rodriguez, K., Busby, N., Nafa, K., Ladanyi, M., Riely, G. J., Kris, M. G., Arcila, M. E., & Yu, H. A.
Affiliations
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
  • Thoracic Oncology Service, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, Department of Medicine Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York New York
  • Department of Pathology Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York New York
Corresponding author
Naidoo, Jarushka
Venue
Cancer
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-06-10
Volume
121
Issue
18
Pages
3212-3220
ISSN
  • 0008-543X (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-0142
OpenAlex
W1566300951
Cited by
211
References
37
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (P01CA129243, P30CA008748, T32CA009207, R25CA020449)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Keywords
EGFR exon 20 insertion, lung adenocarcinoma, erlotinib, EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors, EGFR exon 19 deletion, L858R mutation, EGFR mutation, treatment resistance, overall survival, time to progression, first-line chemotherapy, advanced lung cancer, clinical outcomes, molecular testing, targeted therapy response
MeSH terms
Erlotinib Hydrochloride, Adenocarcinoma of Lung, Adenocarcinoma, Aged, Antineoplastic Agents, Exons, Female, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Male, Middle Aged, Mutagenesis, Insertional, Treatment Outcome, Genes, erbB-1, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Kaplan-Meier Estimate

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