Cited by 109Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsHER2/EGFR in Cancer ResearchLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Targeting EGFR in Lung Cancer: Current Standards and Developments

Díaz-Serrano, Asunción, Gella, Pablo, Jiménez, Elisabeth, Zugazagoitia, Jon, Paz-Ares Rodríguez, Luis·2018·Drugs

Abstract

Lung cancer is the second most common malignant tumor and the leading cause of cancer death. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a distinct subtype of lung cancer comprising approximately 15-40% of non-squamous tumors. The development of first- and second-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has been a significant step forward in the treatment of patients with EGFR-mutant tumors, and over the last few years has been the therapy of choice in the initial management of patients with activating mutations in EGFR, with some differences in efficacy and toxicity profile. Up to 50% of patients treated with first- and second-generation TKIs develop an EGFR exon 20 T790M mutation at the time of progression. In this context, osimertinib has shown a great benefit in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) in the second-line setting, including central nervous system metastasis control. The FLAURA trial, which compared osimertinib to first-generation inhibitors as first-line therapy, showed a clear PFS advantage for osimertinib and a trend towards an increased overall survival (OS) assessed by investigator review. Although T790M mutation is the most common mechanism of resistance to first- and second-generation EGFR TKIs, other EGFR-dependent and -independent mechanisms have been described, such as HER2 and MET amplifications or BRAF and MEK mutations. Some mechanisms of resistance to osimertinib and other third-generation TKIs have also been described. Several fourth-generation TKIs, targeted drug combinations and immunotherapy strategies are under investigation to overcome resistance to EGFR TKIs in order to improve EGFR-mutant NSCLC patient outcomes.

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  • Anti-EGFR antibodies cetuximab and panitumumab are approved for treatment of RAS/RAF wild type CRC, while EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors are approved for treatment of EGFR mutant lung cancer.

    “The anti-EGFR antibodies cetuximab and panitumumab are approved for the treatment of RAS/RAF wild type CRC(34, 35), while EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) are approved for the treatment of EGFR mutant lung cancer(36).”
  • Cetuximab sensitizes the KRAS (G12C) CRC cells to AMG510, and the combination restores secondary resistance to anti-EGFR antibodies.

    “Cetuximab sensitizes the KRAS (G12C) CRC cells to AMG510, and the combination restores secondary resistance to anti-EGFR antibodies.”

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Authors
Díaz-Serrano, A., Gella, P., Jiménez, E., Zugazagoitia, J., & Paz-Ares Rodríguez, L.
Affiliations
  • Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (ES)
  • Yale Cancer Center (US)
Venue
Drugs
Published
2018-06
Volume
78
Issue
9
Pages
893-911
ISSN
  • 0012-6667 (ISSN-L)
  • 1179-1950
OpenAlex
W2809285875
Cited by
108
References
153
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1
FWCI
1.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Drugs (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • BURJC Digital (King Juan Carlos University) (submittedVersion)
  • Hispana (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Consejería de Educación, Juventud y Deporte, Comunidad de Madrid (ES) and European Social Fund (PEJD16/2016/BMD-2715)
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CM15/00196)
  • Sistema Nacional de Salud
  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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-mutant non-small cell lung cancer, EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors, osimertinib, T790M mutation, acquired drug resistance, MET amplification, HER2 amplification, immunotherapy, FLAURA trial, central nervous system metastasis
MeSH terms
Acrylamides, Aniline Compounds, Antineoplastic Agents, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Humans, Indoles, Lung Neoplasms, Piperazines, Pyrimidines, Disease Progression, Disease-Free Survival, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Molecular Targeted Therapy, ErbB Receptors

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