Cited by 160Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentHER2/EGFR in Cancer Research

Pooled analysis of the prospective trials of gefitinib monotherapy for EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancers

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Costa, Daniel B., Kobayashi, Susumu, Tenen, Daniel G., Huberman, Mark S.·2007·Lung Cancer

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Purpose Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations have been found in the majority of gefitinib-responsive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients from retrospective studies. We sought to compile the available phase II and prospective trials of this EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) to better understand the efficacy and safety of selecting patients to receive gefitinib based on their genotype.Design We searched published trials involving EGFR-mutant patients and gefitinib. Five reports were identified (published between June 2006 and April 2007) in which gefitinib was given in a prospective manner to EGFR mutation positive patients at a dose of 250mg/day. Responses were determined by RECIST and toxicities by NCI-CTC.Results A total of 101 patients were pooled from these studies. Fifty-nine received gefitinib as their first line of therapy and 42 after having received chemotherapy. The combined rate of complete and partial response (CR+PR) in the 99 measured patients was 80.8% (80/99) and only 7.1% (7/99) had progressive disease as best response. The response rate (CR+PR) for exon 19 deletion and L858R patients were 80.3% (53/66) and 81.8% (27/33), respectively. The median progression-free survival ranged from 7.7 to 12.9 months. Overall survival had not been reached in 4/5 reports and was 15.4 months in one of them. Gefitinib administration was safe (<50% of patients developed grades 1-2 skin rash or diarrhea) and interstitial lung disease was only reported in two patients (2%), without deaths.Conclusions Gefitinib monotherapy leads to objective responses in most patients with EGFR mutations. Both L858R and deletion 19 mutations derived similar clinical benefits. Small molecule TKIs are the new treatment paradigm for EGFR-mutant NSCLC.

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Authors
Costa, D. B., Kobayashi, S., Tenen, D. G., & Huberman, M. S.
Affiliations
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Costa, Daniel B.
Venue
Lung Cancer
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-10
Volume
58
Issue
1
Pages
95-103
ISSN
0169-5002 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2048538776
Cited by
160
References
66
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FWCI
12.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Lung Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (CA090578, P50CA090578, P20CA090578)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
Keywords
gefitinib, EGFR mutation, non-small cell lung cancer, EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors, monotherapy, exon 19 deletion, L858R mutation, first-line therapy, progression-free survival, interstitial lung disease, rash, diarrhea
MeSH terms
Gefitinib, Antineoplastic Agents, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Mutation, Neoplasm Staging, Prospective Studies, Quinazolines, Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic, Disease-Free Survival, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, ErbB Receptors

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