The biology of epidermal growth factor receptor in lung cancer

GV Scagliotti, G Selvaggi, S Novello, FR Hirsch - Clinical Cancer Research, 2004 - AACR
The prognostic significance of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression in lung
cancer and, more importantly, its ability to predict response to anti-EGFR therapies, are …

[HTML][HTML] Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in lung cancer: an overview and update

G Bethune, D Bethune, N Ridgway… - Journal of thoracic …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epidermal growth factor receptor is a trans-membrane glycoprotein with an extracellular
epidermal growth factor binding domain and an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain that …

Epidermal growth factor receptor family in lung cancer and premalignancy

WA Franklin, R Veve, FR Hirsch, BA Helfrich… - Seminars in …, 2002 - Elsevier
Lung cancer, like many other epithelial malignancies, is thought to be the outcome of
genetic and epigenetic changes that result in a constellation of phenotypic abnormalities in …

Emerging functions of the EGFR in cancer

S Sigismund, D Avanzato, L Lanzetti - Molecular oncology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The physiological function of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is to regulate
epithelial tissue development and homeostasis. In pathological settings, mostly in lung and …

Survival impact of epidermal growth factor receptor overexpression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis

H Nakamura, N Kawasaki, M Taguchi, K Kabasawa - Thorax, 2006 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: It is thought that overexpression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in
non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) might compromise patient survival, presumably by …

Molecular predictors of response to epidermal growth factor receptor antagonists in non–small-cell lung cancer

LV Sequist, DW Bell, TJ Lynch… - Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - ascopubs.org
In the last 5 years the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has emerged as one of the
most important targets for drug development in oncology. Monoclonal antibodies targeting …

Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibition in lung cancer: the evolving role of individualized therapy

AF Gazdar - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2010 - Springer
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the major cause of cancer-related deaths in the USA
and worldwide. Most patients present with advanced disease, and treatment options for …

EGFR-targeted therapies in lung cancer: predictors of response and toxicity

RS Heist, D Christiani - Pharmacogenomics, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The EGFR pathway has emerged as a key target in non-small-cell lung cancer. EGF
receptor (EGFR) inhibition in non-small-cell lung cancer is achieved via small molecular …

Epidermal growth factor receptor in non–small-cell lung carcinomas: correlation between gene copy number and protein expression and impact on prognosis

FR Hirsch, M Varella-Garcia, PA Bunn Jr… - Journal of clinical …, 2003 - ascopubs.org
Purpose: The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is frequently overexpressed in non–
small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), and EGFR inhibitors are promising new therapeutic …

Molecular mechanisms of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activation and response to gefitinib and other EGFR-targeting drugs

M Ono, M Kuwano - Clinical cancer research, 2006 - AACR
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family of receptor tyrosine kinases, including
EGFR, HER2/erbB2, and HER3/erbB3, is an attractive target for antitumor strategies …