Overcoming therapy resistance in EGFR-mutant lung cancer

A Passaro, PA Jänne, T Mok, S Peters - Nature Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have dramatically changed the clinical prospects of patients
with non-small cell lung cancer harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) …

EGFR signaling pathway as therapeutic target in human cancers

E Levantini, G Maroni, M Del Re, DG Tenen - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) enacts major roles in the maintenance
of epithelial tissues. However, when EGFR signaling is altered, it becomes the grand …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid biopsy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): a statement paper from the IASLC

C Rolfo, PC Mack, GV Scagliotti, P Baas… - Journal of thoracic …, 2018 - Elsevier
The isolation and analysis of circulating cell-free tumor DNA in plasma is a powerful tool with
considerable potential to improve clinical outcomes across multiple cancer types, including …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances on the role of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the management of NSCLC with uncommon, non exon 20 insertions, EGFR mutations

A Passaro, T Mok, S Peters, S Popat, MJ Ahn… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2021 - Elsevier
The first-line treatment of choice for patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor …

Validation of a plasma-based comprehensive cancer genotyping assay utilizing orthogonal tissue-and plasma-based methodologies

JI Odegaard, JJ Vincent, S Mortimer, JV Vowles… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Purpose: To analytically and clinically validate a circulating cell-free tumor DNA sequencing
test for comprehensive tumor genotyping and demonstrate its clinical feasibility …

[HTML][HTML] The promises and challenges of tumor mutation burden as an immunotherapy biomarker: a perspective from the International Association for the Study of …

LM Sholl, FR Hirsch, D Hwang, J Botling… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapies have revolutionized the management of patients
with NSCLC and have led to unprecedented improvements in response rates and survival in …

[HTML][HTML] Afatinib for the treatment of NSCLC harboring uncommon EGFR mutations: a database of 693 cases

JCH Yang, M Schuler, S Popat, S Miura… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Limited clinical data are available regarding the efficacy of EGFR tyrosine
kinase inhibitors (EGFR TKIs) in patients with NSCLC harboring uncommon EGFR …

Validation of microsatellite instability detection using a comprehensive plasma-based genotyping panel

J Willis, MI Lefterova, A Artyomenko, PM Kasi… - Clinical Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Purpose: To analytically and clinically validate microsatellite instability (MSI) detection using
cell-free DNA (cfDNA) sequencing. Experimental Design: Pan-cancer MSI detection using …

Mechanisms of osimertinib resistance and emerging treatment options

S Schmid, JJN Li, NB Leighl - Lung Cancer, 2020 - Elsevier
Osimertinib is an irreversible EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor initially approved for treatment
of EGFR-positive patients exhibiting a T790 M resistance mutation in the second line setting …

Orthogonal comparison of four plasma NGS tests with tumor suggests technical factors are a major source of assay discordance

D Stetson, A Ahmed, X Xu, BRB Nuttall… - JCO Precision …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Discordance between plasma and tumor variant calling has been attributed
primarily to tumor heterogeneity, whereas technical variables remain largely unexplored …