The discovery of sensitizing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations as a predictive marker of sensitivity to first-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has dramatically changed the paradigm of care for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Unfortunately, the majority of patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC treated with EGFR-TKIs develop acquired resistance within 14-16 months. T790M mutation recently emerged as a major determinant of acquired resistance to gefitinib and erlotinib. Osimertinib (AZD9291) is a novel mono-anilino-pyrimidine third-generation EGFR TKI targeting both sensitizing and T790M EGFR-mutation which showed promising results in T790M-positive NSCLC. Here we report two cases of gefitinib- or erlotinib-pretreated NSCLCs with a T790M mutation-positive (as assessed on plasma through the therascreen EGFR test) disease and untreated, asymptomatic central nervous system metastases that responded to treatment with osimertinib.
Osimertinib (AZD9291) and CNS Response in Two Radiotherapy-Naive Patients with EGFR-Mutant and T790M-Positive Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Metro G
2016
Abstract
The discovery of sensitizing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations as a predictive marker of sensitivity to first-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has dramatically changed the paradigm of care for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Unfortunately, the majority of patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC treated with EGFR-TKIs develop acquired resistance within 14-16 months. T790M mutation recently emerged as a major determinant of acquired resistance to gefitinib and erlotinib. Osimertinib (AZD9291) is a novel mono-anilino-pyrimidine third-generation EGFR TKI targeting both sensitizing and T790M EGFR-mutation which showed promising results in T790M-positive NSCLC. Here we report two cases of gefitinib- or erlotinib-pretreated NSCLCs with a T790M mutation-positive (as assessed on plasma through the therascreen EGFR test) disease and untreated, asymptomatic central nervous system metastases that responded to treatment with osimertinib.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
