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Rational, biologically based treatment of EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer

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Pao, William, Chmielecki, Juliann·2010·Nature Reviews Cancer

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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was first recognized in 2004 as a distinct, clinically relevant molecular subset of lung cancer. The disease has been the subject of intensive research at both the basic scientific and clinical levels, becoming a paradigm for how to understand and treat oncogene-driven carcinomas. Although patients with EGFR-mutant tumours have increased sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), primary and acquired resistance to these agents remains a major clinical problem. This Review summarizes recent developments aimed at treating and ultimately curing the disease.

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  • The third-generation drug retains the acrylamide group and covalently binds to Cys797, but replaces the quinazoline portion of the first- and second-generation compounds with pyrimidine to promote selectivity for T790M, showing a higher affinity for T790M than WT-EGFR.

    “The third-generation drug retains the acrylamide group and covalently binds to Cys797, but replaces the quinazoline portion of the first- and second-generation compounds with pyrimidine to promote selectivity for T790M, showing a higher affinity for T790M than WT-EGFR.119”
  • EGFR mutations occur in 10-35% of NSCLC and confer sensitivity to erlotinib, gefitinib, and afatinib.

    “Mutations in EGFR occur in 10-35% of NSCLCs and confer sensitivity to the EGFR TKIs erlotinib, gefitinib, and afatinib (6).”
  • Exon 20 insertion mutations make up 4-10% of all EGFR mutations in NSCLC.

    “Exon 20 insertion mutations comprise 4–10% of all EGFR mutations 27,29–32.”
  • ERBB2 amplification and gain-of-function EGFR mutations support proliferation of various cancer cell types.

    “Indeed, while ERBB2 gene amplifications and gain-of-function EGFR mutations support the proliferation of various cancer cell types (Oh and Bang, 2020; Pao and Chmielecki, 2010), VEGFA is critical for tumor-driven neoangiogenesis (Apte et al., 2019) and TGFb promotes the establishment of a fibrotic microenvironment that is poorly permissive to access by therapeutics (Derynck et al., 2020).”

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  • HER2-, EGFR-, and VEGFA-specific agents have been licensed for various oncological indications.

    “Over the past two decades, a number of mAbs and TKIs have been developed to target these proteins or their binding partners, and some of these molecules, including HER2-, EGFR-, and VEGFA-specific agents, have been licensed for use in a variety of oncological indications (Apte et al., 2019; Oh and Bang, 2020; Pao and Chmielecki, 2010).”

    From Immunomodulation by targeted anticancer agents (2021) · cites this paper as Pao and Chmielecki, 2010

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Authors
Pao, W., & Chmielecki, J.
Affiliations
Vanderbilt University (US)
Corresponding author
Pao, William
Venue
Nature Reviews Cancer
Published
2010-10-22
Volume
10
Issue
11
Pages
760-774
ISSN
  • 1474-175X (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1768
OpenAlex
W2090029719
Cited by
1,083
References
180
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Vanderbilt University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • University of California, San Francisco
  • National Cancer Institute (P30 CA 68485, R01CA121210, P01CA129243, CA90949, U54CA143798, P50CA090949, P30CA068485)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Keywords
EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer, epidermal growth factor receptor, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, gefitinib, erlotinib, acquired drug resistance, primary resistance, targeted therapy
MeSH terms
Antineoplastic Agents, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Mutation, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, ErbB Receptors

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