Epidermal growth factor receptor gene and protein and gefitinib sensitivity in non–small-cell lung cancer

F Cappuzzo, FR Hirsch, E Rossi… - Journal of the …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background: Gefitinib is a selective inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor (EGFR) tyrosine
kinase, which is overexpressed in many cancers, including non–small-cell lung cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Combination of EGFR gene copy number and protein expression predicts outcome for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with gefitinib

FR Hirsch, M Varella-Garcia, F Cappuzzo, J McCoy… - Annals of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background: Biological markers for optimal selection of patient to epidermal growth factor
receptor (EGFR)-targeted therapies are not established in advanced non-small-cell lung …

Optimization of patient selection for gefitinib in non–small cell lung cancer by combined analysis of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation, K-ras mutation, and Akt …

SW Han, TY Kim, YK Jeon, PG Hwang, SA Im… - Clinical Cancer …, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: Mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are strongly predictive of
gefitinib efficacy in non–small-cell lung cancer. However, the presence of EGFR mutant …

Mutation in the tyrosine kinase domain of epidermal growth factor receptor is a predictive and prognostic factor for gefitinib treatment in patients with non–small cell …

TY Chou, CH Chiu, LH Li, CY Hsiao, CY Tzen… - Clinical cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Purpose: Mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) can be used to predict the
tumor response of patients receiving gefitinib for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We …

Predictive and prognostic impact of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation in non–small-cell lung cancer patients treated with gefitinib

SW Han, TY Kim, PG Hwang, S Jeong, J Kim… - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - ascopubs.org
Purpose This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of epidermal growth factor
receptor (EGFR) mutation and its downstream signaling on response and survival in non …

Epidermal growth factor receptor messenger RNA expression, gene dosage, and gefitinib sensitivity in non–small cell lung cancer

R Dziadziuszko, SE Witta, F Cappuzzo, S Park… - Clinical Cancer …, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mRNA expression and EGFR gene
dosage by quantitative PCR in tumor samples obtained from patients with gefitinib-treated …

Predictors of the Response to Gefitinib in Refractory Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

KS Kim, JY Jeong, YC Kim, KJ Na, YH Kim, SJ Ahn… - Clinical cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Gefitinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has a
response rate of 10% to 20% in refractory non–small cell lung carcinoma. Although female …

Predictors of gefitinib outcomes in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): study of a comprehensive panel of molecular markers

M Tiseo, G Rossi, M Capelletti, G Sartori, E Spiritelli… - Lung cancer, 2010 - Elsevier
A number of different clinical characteristics and molecular markers related to epidermal
growth factor receptor (EGFR) activation have been reported to singly correlate with …

Molecular predictors of outcome with gefitinib in a phase III placebo-controlled study in advanced non–small-cell lung cancer

FR Hirsch, M Varella-Garcia, PA Bunn Jr… - Journal of clinical …, 2006 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The phase III Iressa Survival Evaluation in Lung Cancer (ISEL) trial compared
gefitinib with placebo in 1,692 patients with refractory advanced non–small-cell lung cancer …

Clinicopathologic features and prognostic implications of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene copy number and protein expression in non-small cell lung …

YK Jeon, SW Sung, JH Chung, WS Park, JW Seo… - Lung cancer, 2006 - Elsevier
Increased epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene copy numbers and mutations
predict sensitivity to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …