[HTML][HTML] Clinical Validation of a PCR Assay for the Detection of EGFR Mutations in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Retrospective Testing of Specimens from the …

S Benlloch, ML Botero, J Beltran-Alamillo, C Mayo… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The EURTAC trial demonstrated that the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) erlotinib was superior
to chemotherapy as first-line therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) that …

Clinical outcomes in non‐small‐cell lung cancer patients with EGFR mutations: pooled analysis

L Paz‐Ares, D Soulières, I Melezínek… - Journal of cellular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction• Literature review‐Molecular biology of EGFR mutations‐Clinical characteristics
of NSCLC patients with EGFR mutations‐Genetic characteristics of EGFR‐mutated tumours …

Role of erlotinib in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: clinical outcomes in wild-type epidermal growth factor receptor patients

B Piperdi, R Perez-Soler - Drugs, 2012 - Springer
Erlotinib is an orally administered small molecule inhibitor of epidermal growth factor
receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase. Erlotinib at the standard oral daily dose of 150 mg is …

The emerging role of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors in first-line treatment for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer positive for EGFR …

I Okamoto, T Mitsudomi, K Nakagawa… - … advances in medical …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Gefitinib and erlotinib, small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) of the epidermal
growth factor receptor (EGFR), were the first molecularly targeted agents to become …

[HTML][HTML] Survival outcome assessed according to tumor response and shrinkage pattern in patients with EGFR mutation–positive non–small-cell lung cancer treated …

M Takeda, I Okamoto, K Nakagawa - Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction: Somatic mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor gene (EGFR) are
associated with a marked therapeutic response to EGFR–tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in …

Comparison of gefitinib and erlotinib in advanced NSCLC and the effect of EGFR mutations

JY Wu, SG Wu, CH Yang, YL Chang, YC Chang… - Lung cancer, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Erlotinib and gefitinib are tyrosine kinase (TK) inhibitors of epidermal
growth factor receptor (EGFR) that are effective in treating non-small cell lung cancer …

BEVERLY: rationale and design of a randomized open-label phase III trial comparing bevacizumab plus erlotinib versus erlotinib alone as first-line treatment of …

C Gridelli, A Rossi, F Ciardiello, F De Marinis… - Clinical Lung Cancer, 2016 - Elsevier
Background About 20% of advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases harbor
somatic mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor …

Setting the benchmark for tailoring treatment with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors

R Rosell, M Taron, JJ Sanchez, L Paz-Ares - Future Oncology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Overexpression and mutational activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is
involved in tumor development and progression in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of first-line therapies in advanced non–small-cell lung cancer harboring EGFR-activating mutations

B Haaland, P San Tan, G de Castro Jr… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors gefitinib, erlotinib, and afatinib have been compared
with chemotherapy as first-line therapies for patients with advanced non–small-cell lung …

Clinical Impact of Switching to a Second EGFR-TKI After a Severe AE Related to a First EGFR-TKI in EGFR-mutated NSCLC

M Takeda, I Okamoto, J Tsurutani, N Oiso… - Japanese journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective Somatic mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor gene are associated
with a therapeutic response to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors …