Genotypic and Histological Evolution of Lung Cancers Acquiring Resistance to EGFR Inhibitors
Sequist LV, Waltman BA, Dias-Santagata D, Digumarthy S, Turke AB, Fidias P, Bergethon K, Shaw AT, Gettinger S, Cosper AK, Akhavanfard S, Heist RS, Temel J, Christensen JG, Wain JC, Lynch TJ, Vernovsky K, Mark EJ, Lanuti M, Iafrate AJ, Mino-Kenudson M, Engelman JA. Genotypic and Histological Evolution of Lung Cancers Acquiring Resistance to EGFR Inhibitors. Science Translational Medicine 2011, 3: 75ra26. PMID: 21430269, PMCID: PMC3132801, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerLung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorEGFR mutationsDrug resistanceEGFR inhibitorsDrug-resistant non-small cell lung cancerEGFR T790M mutationEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsMET gene amplificationEGFR inhibitor treatmentT790M mutationTyrosine kinase inhibitorsDrug-resistant tumorsGrowth factor receptorSerial biopsiesSCLC treatmentMechanisms of resistanceHistological evolutionResistant tumorsTumor biopsiesSuch cancersInhibitor treatment