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Antitumor Activity of Osimertinib, an Irreversible Mutant-Selective EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, in NSCLC Harboring EGFR Exon 20 Insertions

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Abstract

EGFR exon 20 insertions (Ex20Ins) account for 4% to 10% of EGFR activating mutations in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). EGFR Ex20Ins tumors are generally unresponsive to first- and second-generation EGFR inhibitors, and current standard of care for NSCLC patients with EGFR Ex20Ins is conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy. Therefore, the development of an EGFR TKI that can more effectively target NSCLC with EGFR Ex20Ins mutations represents a major advance for this patient subset. Osimertinib is a third-generation EGFR TKI approved for the treatment of advanced NSCLC harboring EGFR T790M; however, the activity of osimertinib in EGFR Ex20Ins NSCLC has yet to be fully assessed. Using CRISPR-Cas 9 engineered cell lines carrying the most prevalent Ex20Ins mutations, namely Ex20Ins D770_N771InsSVD (22%) or Ex20Ins V769_D770InsASV (17%), and a series of patient-derived xenografts, we have characterized osimertinib and AZ5104 (a circulating metabolite of osimertinib) activities against NSCLC harboring Ex20Ins. We report that osimertinib and AZ5104 inhibit signaling pathways and cellular growth in Ex20Ins mutant cell lines in vitro and demonstrate sustained tumor growth inhibition of EGFR-mutant tumor xenograft harboring the most prevalent Ex20Ins in vivo. The antitumor activity of osimertinib and AZ5104 in NSCLC harboring EGFR Ex20Ins is further described herein using a series of patient-derived xenograft models. Together these data support clinical testing of osimertinib in patients with EGFR Ex20Ins NSCLC. Mol Cancer Ther; 17(5); 885–96. ©2018 AACR.

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    Conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy remains the usual treatment for NSCLC patients with EGFR exon 20 insertions.

    “current standard of care for NSCLC patients with EGFR Ex20Ins is conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy”
    “for EGFR Ex20Ins the standard of care remains conventional cytotoxic therapies similar to the treatment of EGFR wild-type tumors.”
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    Tumors with exon 20 insertions probably rely on this EGFR alteration for growth and survival to the same degree as tumors with other transforming EGFR mutations.

    “Nevertheless, lung adenocarcinomas are likely as dependent on EGFR Ex20Ins as they are on other transforming EGFR mutations for their growth and survival.”
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    Little is known about how exon 20 insertions drive tumorigenesis, and suitable disease models have been scarce.

    “The molecular mechanisms underpinning Ex20Ins tumorigenicity remain poorly understood, compounded by the lack of disease-relevant model systems.”
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    The Ex20Ins subgroup is largely refractory to current TKIs and remains a key area of unmet need.

    “this Ex20Ins sub-group is largely refractory to current TKIs and remains a key area of unmet need requiring identification of new effective treatment options.”
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    More than 100 potential Ex20Ins mutations have been identified, making it infeasible to profile all possible variants.

    “A key challenge with the Ex20Ins is the much more diverse nature of the mutational landscape, with more than 100 potential mutations identified, so it is not feasible to profile all possible Ex20Ins variants.”
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    A 25 mg/kg dose of osimertinib in mice approximates the clinically approved 80 mg dose.

    “a dose that approximates the clinically approved 80mg dose”
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    A 7.5 mg/kg dose of afatinib in mice represents the 40 mg clinical starting dose.

    “a dose that represents the 40mg clinical starting dose of afatinib”
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    Wild-type EGFR activity of TKIs is a key factor limiting achievable clinical exposures against the mutant EGFR target.

    “The wild-type EGFR activity of TKIs is believed to be a key factor limiting the achievable clinical exposures against the mutant EGFR target, and therefore may impact clinical benefit.”
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Authors
Floc'h, N., Martin, M. J., Riess, J. W., Orme, J. P., Staniszewska, A. D., Ménard, L., Cuomo, M. E., O'Neill, D. J., Ward, R. A., Finlay, M. R. V., McKerrecher, D., Cheng, M., Vang, D. P., Burich, R. A., Keck, J. G., Gandara, D. R., Mack, P. C., & Cross, D. A. E.
Affiliations
  • 1IMED Oncology, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
  • AstraZeneca (United Kingdom) (GB)
  • UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
  • 3IMED Discovery science, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
  • 4Jackson Laboratory West, Sacramento, California.
Corresponding author
Cross, Darren A.E.
Venue
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
Published
2018-04-30
Volume
17
Issue
5
Pages
885-896
ISSN
  • 1535-7163 (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-8514
OpenAlex
W2793767564
Cited by
115
References
18
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 10
FWCI
11.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Molecular Cancer Therapeutics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • The Mouseion at the JAXlibrary (Jackson Laboratory) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5 K12 CA 138464)
  • NCI (P30CA093373)
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
osimertinib, EGFR exon 20 insertion, non-small cell lung cancer, EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors, mutant-selective inhibitors, patient-derived xenografts, anticancer activity, drug metabolites
MeSH terms
Acrylamides, Aniline Compounds, Animals, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Chlorocebus aethiops, Exons, Female, Humans, Indoles, Lung Neoplasms, Mutation, Piperazines, Pyrimidines, Mice, SCID, COS Cells, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Cell Line, Tumor, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, ErbB Receptors

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