EGFR-Mutant Adenocarcinomas That Transform to Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Other Neuroendocrine Carcinomas: Clinical Outcomes
Marcoux N, Gettinger SN, O’Kane G, Arbour KC, Neal JW, Husain H, Evans TL, Brahmer JR, Muzikansky A, Bonomi PD, del Prete S, Wurtz A, Farago AF, Dias-Santagata D, Mino-Kenudson M, Reckamp KL, Yu HA, Wakelee HA, Shepherd FA, Piotrowska Z, Sequist LV. EGFR-Mutant Adenocarcinomas That Transform to Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Other Neuroendocrine Carcinomas: Clinical Outcomes. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 37: 278-285. PMID: 30550363, PMCID: PMC7001776, DOI: 10.1200/jco.18.01585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma of LungAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesErbB ReceptorsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm GradingNorth AmericaPhenotypeRetinoblastoma Binding ProteinsRetrospective StudiesSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTumor Suppressor Protein p53Ubiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerSmall cell lung cancerEGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancerSCLC transformationLung cancerNeuroendocrine carcinomaEGFR mutationsDe novo small cell lung cancersInitial lung cancer diagnosisHigh-grade neuroendocrine carcinomaEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsT790M positivityMedian overall survivalCell lung cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitorsHigh response rateEGFR-mutant adenocarcinomaLung cancer diagnosisCNS metastasesCheckpoint inhibitorsMedian survivalOverall survivalClinical courseMixed histologyClinical outcomes