Tumor clonality and resistance mechanisms in EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer : implications for therapeutic sequencing

While the development of EGFR-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has revolutionized treatment of EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer, acquired resistance to therapy is inevitable, reflecting tumor evolution. Recent studies show that EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer is highly heterogeneous at the cellular level, facilitating clonal expansion of resistant tumors via multiple molecular mechanisms. Here, we review the mechanistic differences between first-, second- and third-generation EGFR-targeted TKIs and speculate how these features could explain differences in clinical activity between these agents from a clonal evolution perspective. We hypothesize that the molecular dissection of tumor resistance mechanisms will facilitate optimal sequential use of EGFR TKIs in individual patients, thus maximizing the duration of chemotherapy-free treatment and survival benefit.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Future oncology (London, England) - 15(2019), 6 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 637-652

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kohsaka, Shinji [VerfasserIn]
Petronczki, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Solca, Flavio [VerfasserIn]
Maemondo, Makoto [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acquired resistance
Afatinib
Antineoplastic Agents
Clonal evolution
EC 2.7.10.1
EGFR
EGFR protein, human
ErbB Receptors
Erlotinib
Gefitinib
Journal Article
NSCLC
Osimertinib
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.08.2019

Date Revised 12.08.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2217/fon-2018-0736

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM290373824