[HTML][HTML] A decade of EGFR inhibition in EGFR-mutated non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Old successes and future perspectives

A Russo, T Franchina, GRR Ricciardi, A Picone… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A Russo, T Franchina, GRR Ricciardi, A Picone, G Ferraro, M Zanghì, G Toscano…
Oncotarget, 2015ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The discovery of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutations in Non Small
Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) launched the era of personalized medicine in advanced
NSCLC, leading to a dramatic shift in the therapeutic landscape of this disease. After ten
years from the individuation of activating mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of the
EGFR in NSCLC patients responding to the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) Gefitinib,
several progresses have been done and first line treatment with EGFR TKIs is a firmly …
Abstract
The discovery of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutations in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) launched the era of personalized medicine in advanced NSCLC, leading to a dramatic shift in the therapeutic landscape of this disease. After ten years from the individuation of activating mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of the EGFR in NSCLC patients responding to the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) Gefitinib, several progresses have been done and first line treatment with EGFR TKIs is a firmly established option in advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients. During the last decade, different EGFR TKIs have been developed and three inhibitors have been approved so far in these selected patients. However, despite great breakthroughs have been made, treatment of these molecularly selected patients poses novel therapeutic challenges, such as emerging of acquired resistance, brain metastases development or the need to translate these treatments in earlier clinical settings, such as adjuvant therapy.
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