2024
Phase II Trial of Afatinib in Patients With EGFR-Mutated Solid Tumors Excluding Lung Cancer: Results From NCI-MATCH ECOG-ACRIN Trial (EAY131) Subprotocol A
Gettinger S, Song Z, Reckamp K, Moscow J, Gray R, Wang V, McShane L, Rubinstein L, Patton D, Williams P, Hamilton S, Kong X, Tricoli J, Conley B, Arteaga C, Harris L, O'Dwyer P, Chen A, Flaherty K. Phase II Trial of Afatinib in Patients With EGFR-Mutated Solid Tumors Excluding Lung Cancer: Results From NCI-MATCH ECOG-ACRIN Trial (EAY131) Subprotocol A. JCO Precision Oncology 2024, 8: e2300725. PMID: 38986051, DOI: 10.1200/po.23.00725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfatinibAgedAged, 80 and overErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasmsConceptsProgression-free survivalTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsNCI-MATCHLung cancerGlioblastoma multiformeOverall survivalAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer Institute-Molecular AnalysisNon-small cell lung cancerEnd pointsTumor genomic testingTrial primary end pointPhase 2 trialPhase II trialSecondary end pointsPrimary end pointCell lung cancerCohort of patientsMedian OSStable diseaseAdenosquamous carcinomaProtocol therapyPartial responseArm A
2020
Randomized Trial of Afatinib Plus Cetuximab Versus Afatinib Alone for First-Line Treatment of EGFR-Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Final Results From SWOG S1403.
Goldberg SB, Redman MW, Lilenbaum R, Politi K, Stinchcombe TE, Horn L, Chen EH, Mashru SH, Gettinger SN, Melnick MA, Herbst RS, Baumgart MA, Miao J, Moon J, Kelly K, Gandara DR. Randomized Trial of Afatinib Plus Cetuximab Versus Afatinib Alone for First-Line Treatment of EGFR-Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Final Results From SWOG S1403. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 4076-4085. PMID: 33021871, PMCID: PMC7768342, DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.01149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalLung cancerMutant NSCLCEGFR monoclonal antibody cetuximabSmall cell lung cancerAddition of cetuximabPrimary end pointTyrosine kinase inhibitor afatinibCell lung cancerEGFR-Mutant NonCombination of afatinibMonoclonal antibody cetuximabAdvanced diseaseAdverse eventsOverall survivalMulticenter trialLine treatmentEGFR-TKIAntibody cetuximabDose reductionInhibitor afatinibInterim analysisCetuximabInsufficient evidencePatients
2019
The EGFR Exon 19 Mutant L747-A750>P Exhibits Distinct Sensitivity to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Truini A, Starrett JH, Stewart T, Ashtekar K, Walther Z, Wurtz A, Lu D, Park JH, DeVeaux M, Song X, Gettinger S, Zelterman D, Lemmon MA, Goldberg SB, Politi K. The EGFR Exon 19 Mutant L747-A750>P Exhibits Distinct Sensitivity to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 6382-6391. PMID: 31182434, PMCID: PMC6825535, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-0780.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Continued use of afatinib with the addition of cetuximab after progression on afatinib in patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer and acquired resistance to gefitinib or erlotinib
Horn L, Gettinger S, Camidge DR, Smit EF, Janjigian YY, Miller VA, Pao W, Freiwald M, Fan J, Wang B, Chand VK, Groen HJM. Continued use of afatinib with the addition of cetuximab after progression on afatinib in patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer and acquired resistance to gefitinib or erlotinib. Lung Cancer 2017, 113: 51-58. PMID: 29110849, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2017.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfatinibAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCetuximabCohort StudiesDiarrheaDisease ProgressionDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideExanthemaFemaleGefitinibHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationQuinazolinesConceptsEGFR mutation-positive NSCLCEpidermal growth factor receptorMutation-positive NSCLCCell lung cancerAdverse eventsAfatinib monotherapyMedian PFSLung cancerDrug-related grade 3/4 adverse eventsFrequent drug-related adverse eventsDrug-related adverse eventsGrade 3/4 adverse eventsAddition of cetuximabIntolerable adverse eventsPhase Ib trialT790M-negative tumorsPercent of patientsPredictable safety profileAfatinib dailyGrowth factor receptorIb trialSafety profileClinical activityDry skinSeparate cohort
2014
Dual Inhibition of EGFR with Afatinib and Cetuximab in Kinase Inhibitor–Resistant EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer with and without T790M Mutations
Janjigian YY, Smit EF, Groen HJ, Horn L, Gettinger S, Camidge DR, Riely GJ, Wang B, Fu Y, Chand VK, Miller VA, Pao W. Dual Inhibition of EGFR with Afatinib and Cetuximab in Kinase Inhibitor–Resistant EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer with and without T790M Mutations. Cancer Discovery 2014, 4: 1036-1045. PMID: 25074459, PMCID: PMC4155006, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-14-0326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEGFR-mutant lung cancerT790M mutationLung cancerM mutationGrade 3/4 adverse eventsMedian progression-free survivalEGFR T790M mutationErlotinib/gefitinibRobust clinical activityT790M-negative tumorsManageable safety profileObjective response ratePhase Ib studyProgression-free survivalMutant lung cancerGefitinib/erlotinibFirst clinical proofReversible EGFR inhibitorsAdverse eventsMedian durationObjective responseSafety profilePreclinical hypothesisEGFR mutationsClinical activityAcquired Resistance of EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinomas to Afatinib plus Cetuximab Is Associated with Activation of mTORC1
Pirazzoli V, Nebhan C, Song X, Wurtz A, Walther Z, Cai G, Zhao Z, Jia P, de Stanchina E, Shapiro EM, Gale M, Yin R, Horn L, Carbone DP, Stephens PJ, Miller V, Gettinger S, Pao W, Politi K. Acquired Resistance of EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinomas to Afatinib plus Cetuximab Is Associated with Activation of mTORC1. Cell Reports 2014, 7: 999-1008. PMID: 24813888, PMCID: PMC4074596, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungAfatinibAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCell Line, TumorCetuximabDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsHumansLung NeoplasmsMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, NudeMice, TransgenicMultiprotein ComplexesMutationQuinazolinesRandom AllocationTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsFirst-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitorEGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinomaLung adenocarcinomaMechanisms of resistanceEGFR antibody cetuximabPotential therapeutic strategyBiopsy specimensAntibody cetuximabDrug combinationsMouse modelTherapeutic strategiesAfatinibAddition of rapamycinCetuximabDual inhibitionAcquired ResistanceKinase inhibitorsGenomic alterationsAdenocarcinomaPatientsActivationGenomic mechanismsDrugsMTORC1 activation