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 …

Targeted therapy and checkpoint immunotherapy in lung cancer

R Ruiz-Cordero, WP Devine - Surgical pathology clinics, 2020 - surgpath.theclinics.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality. It is classified into different histologic
subtypes, including adenocarcinoma, squamous carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma …

Targeting HER2 with trastuzumab deruxtecan: a dose-expansion, phase I study in multiple advanced solid tumors

J Tsurutani, H Iwata, I Krop, PA Jänne, T Doi… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
HER2-targeted therapies are approved only for HER2-positive breast and gastric cancers.
We assessed the safety/tolerability and activity of the novel HER2-targeted antibody–drug …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting HER2 in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): a glimpse of hope? An updated review on therapeutic strategies in NSCLC harbouring HER2 …

M Riudavets, I Sullivan, P Abdayem, D Planchard - ESMO open, 2021 - Elsevier
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harbouring HER2 alterations is now considered a
distinct molecular subtype. The activation of HER2 in NSCLC occurs via three mechanisms …

Poziotinib in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Harboring HER2 Exon 20 Insertion Mutations After Prior Therapies: ZENITH20-2 Trial

X Le, R Cornelissen, M Garassino… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Insertion mutations in Erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 gene (ERBB2 or HER2)
exon 20 occur in 2%-5% of non–small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) and function as an …

Pyrotinib in HER2-Mutant Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma After Platinum-Based Chemotherapy: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Single-Arm, Phase II Study

C Zhou, X Li, Q Wang, G Gao, Y Zhang… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Targeted therapies against non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring
HER2 mutations remain an unmet need. In this study, we assessed the efficacy and safety of …

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) in cancers: overexpression and therapeutic implications

N Iqbal, N Iqbal - Molecular biology international, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a member of the epidermal growth
factor receptor family having tyrosine kinase activity. Dimerization of the receptor results in …

Advances in HER2-targeted therapy: novel agents and opportunities beyond breast and gastric cancer

F Meric-Bernstam, AM Johnson, EEI Dumbrava… - Clinical Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
The introduction of HER2-targeted therapy for breast and gastric patients with ERBB2
(HER2) amplification/overexpression has led to dramatic improvements in oncologic …

AZD9291, an irreversible EGFR TKI, overcomes T790M-mediated resistance to EGFR inhibitors in lung cancer

DAE Cross, SE Ashton, S Ghiorghiu, C Eberlein… - Cancer discovery, 2014 - AACR
First-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR TKI) provide significant clinical
benefit in patients with advanced EGFR-mutant (EGFRm+) non–small cell lung cancer …

New and emerging targeted treatments in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

FR Hirsch, K Suda, J Wiens, PA Bunn - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Targeted therapies are substantially changing the management of lung cancers. These
treatments include drugs that target driver mutations, those that target presumed important …