2023
Efficacy of Osimertinib in Patients with Lung Cancer Positive for Uncommon EGFR Exon 19 Deletion Mutations
Grant M, Aredo J, Starrett J, Stockhammer P, van Rosenburgh I, Wurtz A, Piper-Valillo A, Piotrowska Z, Falcon C, Yu H, Aggarwal C, Scholes D, Patil T, Nguyen C, Phadke M, Li F, Neal J, Lemmon M, Walther Z, Politi K, Goldberg S. Efficacy of Osimertinib in Patients with Lung Cancer Positive for Uncommon EGFR Exon 19 Deletion Mutations. Clinical Cancer Research 2023, 29: of1-of8. PMID: 36913537, PMCID: PMC10493186, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-3497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalNon-small cell lung cancerInferior progression-free survivalMulticenter retrospective cohortEfficacy of osimertinibMulti-institutional cohortCell lung cancerExon 19 deletion mutationUncommon EGFRRetrospective cohortClinical outcomesClinical efficacyLung cancerOsimertinib efficacyEGFR mutationsPreclinical modelsEx19delPatientsAACR Genie databaseLater linesOsimertinibMutant cohortFirst lineCohortEfficacy
2022
Biochemical and structural basis for differential inhibitor sensitivity of EGFR with distinct exon 19 mutations
van Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh I, Lu D, Grant M, Stayrook S, Phadke M, Walther Z, Goldberg S, Politi K, Lemmon M, Ashtekar K, Tsutsui Y. Biochemical and structural basis for differential inhibitor sensitivity of EGFR with distinct exon 19 mutations. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 6791. PMID: 36357385, PMCID: PMC9649653, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34398-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCirculating Tumor DNA Kinetics Predict Progression-Free and Overall Survival in EGFR TKI–Treated Patients with EGFR-Mutant NSCLC (SWOG S1403)
Mack PC, Miao J, Redman MW, Moon J, Goldberg SB, Herbst RS, Melnick MA, Walther Z, Hirsch FR, Politi K, Kelly K, Gandara DR. Circulating Tumor DNA Kinetics Predict Progression-Free and Overall Survival in EGFR TKI–Treated Patients with EGFR-Mutant NSCLC (SWOG S1403). Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: 3752-3760. PMID: 35713632, PMCID: PMC9444942, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-0741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalOverall survivalEGFR mutationsNon-small cell lung cancerCycle 3 day 1Median progression-free survivalMedian overall survivalRisk of progressionCell lung cancerPresence of brainEGFR-mutant NSCLCBaseline ctDNAM1b stageProgression-FreeRECIST responseSerial plasmaLiver metastasesDecreased riskEGFR-TKILung cancerComplete clearanceLong-term benefitsClinical trialsTreatment outcomesPlasma clearance
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
2014
Acquired 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