488 Results Found

Background: Resistance to EGFR-TKIs constitutes a major challenge for the management of EGFR-mutated NSCLC, and recent evidence suggests that deregulation of specific microRNAs (miRNAs) may influence resistance to targeted agents. In this retrospecti...

In the era of personalized medicine, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibition with tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) has been a mainstay of treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with an EGFR mutation. Acquired resistance,...

Background: Recent studies have demonstrated benefits from adjuvant tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs) compared with chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer. We launched a multi-center retrospective study to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of ad...

The emergence of epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) revolutionized the treatment of advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Detected in more than 50% of late-stage lung adenocarcinoma in Asian patients,...

The development of targeted therapies over the past two decades has led to a dramatic change in the management of EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). While there are currently five approved EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) for treat...

The discovery of the efficacy of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients has revolutionized lung cancer therapy. Although almost all responders acquire drug resi...

Background and Objectives: Patients who have advanced lung cancer and bone metastasis (BM) often suffer from skeletal-related events (SREs) that lead to poor quality of life and poor prognosis. Our study aimed to investigate the prognostic factors in...

Activating mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor gene (EGFR) are a driving force for some lung adenocarcinomas. Several randomized phase III studies have revealed that treatment with first- or second-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibi...

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are the most common driver genes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), especially in the Asian population. Although EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are influential in the treatment of EGFR-mut...

Resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in advanced mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) constitutes a therapeutic challenge. This review intends to summarize the existing knowledge about th...

Background: We have previously shown that overexpression of RANK-c in ER-negative breast cancer cell lines attenuates aggressive properties of cancer cells, partially through a RANK-c/EGFR interaction. EGFR inhibition through TKIs in breast cancer ha...

Introduction: The epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) in combination with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) agents have shown improved survival outcomes in recent studies. However, its effica...

Assessing tumor EGFR mutation status is necessary for the proper management of patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We evaluated the impact of dynamic analyses of the plasma and tissue EGFR mutation using ultra-sensitive d...

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is associated with resistance during EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) therapy. Here, we investigated whether EMT is associated with acquired resistance to 3rd generation EGFR-TKIs, and we explored t...

Mutationsin epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are found in approximately 48% of Asian and 19% of Western patients with lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), leading to aggressive tumor growth. While tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) like gefitinib and os...

Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) have demonstrated remarkable efficacy in treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but acquired resistance greatly reduces efficacy and poses a significant challenge to patien...

Background: Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) significantly enhance the median survival of patients with lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) that harbor EGFR-sensitive mutations. However, most patients inevitably experienc...

Background. FGFR1/2/3 fusions have been reported infrequently in aNSCLC, including as a rare, acquired resistance mechanism following treatment with EGFR TKIs. Data regarding their prevalence and therapeutic implications are limited. Methods. The Gua...

Homeostasis is achieved by balancing cell survival and death. In cancer cells, especially those carrying driver mutations, the processes and signals that promote apoptosis are inhibited, facilitating the survival and proliferation of these dysregulat...

Background: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) show variable efficacy in epidermal growth factor receptor mutation-positive (EGFR+) NSCLC patients, even in patients harbouring the same mutation. Co-alterations may predict different outcomes to TKIs. M...

The tyrosine kinase activity of epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs) plays critical roles in cell proliferation, regeneration, tumorigenesis, and anticancer resistance. Non-small-cell lung cancer patients who responded to EGFR-tyrosine kinase in...

Background and Objectives: Epidermal growth factor receptor–tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) are effective first-line chemotherapeutic agents for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring drug-sensitive EGFR mutations....

Amplification of the mesenchymal epithelial transition (MET) gene is a mechanism of acquired resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine-kinase-inhibitors (TKIs) in over 20% of patients with advanced EGFR-mutated (EGFRm+) non-small...

Epidermal growth factor receptor–tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) resistance is one of the most important problems in lung cancer therapy. Lung adenocarcinoma with EGFR-TKI resistance was reported to have higher abilities of invasion and migratio...

Lung cancer accounts for the majority of malignancy-related mortalities worldwide. The introduction of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has revolutionized the treatment and significantly improved the overall s...

Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway has become standard practice for the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Compared with chemotherapy, EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIS) have been associated with improved...

Background and Objectives: Third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) is one of the standard-of-care therapies in patients with EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma; however, acquired resistance inevitably dev...

Background: Acquired resistance after EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment is the rule rather than the exception. Overcoming resistance to EGFR-TKIs is essential if we are to develop better therapeutic strategies for lung cancer patients. H...

Objective: Epidermal growth factor receptor–tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) is a first-line treatment for lung adenocarcinoma with EGFR-sensitive mutations, but acquired resistance to EGFR-TKIs remains a problem in clinical practice. The d...

NSCLC treatment includes targeting of EGFR with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) such as Erlotinib; however, resistance to TKIs is commonly acquired through T790M EGFR mutations or overexpression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEG...

In Asian populations with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), EGFR mutations are highly prevalent, occurring in roughly half of these patients. Studies have revealed that individuals with EGFR mutation typically fare worse with immunotherapy. In pati...

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the efficacy of EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) retreatment in advanced/metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane dat...

The present study aimed to investigate the influence of the mutation abundance of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and its co-mutation with TP53 on the therapeutic efficacy of tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment in patients with meta...

Background/Objectives: Acquired resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) remains a major challenge in the treatment of EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). This study aimed to develop and characterize...

Resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR TKIs) is a major obstacle in managing lung cancer. The root of Scutellaria baicalensis (SB) traditionally used for fever clearance and detoxification possesses various bi...

The discovery of potent EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) has revolutionized the treatment of EGFR-mutated lung cancer. Despite the fact that EGFR-TKIs have yielded several significant benefits for lung cancer patients, the emergence of res...

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) targeting tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) can result in significant skin toxicities that may impact patients’ quality of life. While these skin reactions are well documented in patients with lighter ski...

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are the first-line therapy for non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLC) that harbour sensitising mutations within the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). However, resistance remains a key issue, with tumour relapse l...

EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients can be effectively treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) but frequently present with an EGFR T790M resistance mutation at relapse. We aimed to screen for T790M in pre-treatment formalin...

Increased glycolytic activity is a hallmark of cancer initiation and progression and is often observed in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex acts as a gatekeeper between glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation,...

Integrin β3 plays a key role in the resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI), but the development of integrin β3 inhibitors has been stalled due to the failure of phase III clinical trials for can...

Oncogenic mutations of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are responsive to targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, NSCLC patients harboring activating EGFR mutations inevitably develop...

Drug resistance is a common barrier to continued effective treatment in cancer. In non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), tyrosine kinase inhibitors that target the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR-TKIs) exhibit good efficacy in cancer treatment u...

Introduction: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutated NSCLC is best treated using an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). The presence and accessibility of EGFR overexpression and mutation in NSCLC can be determined using radiolabeled EGFR T...

Lineage plasticity, the ability of cancer cells to alter their differentiated state through transcriptional and epigenetic reprogramming, has emerged as a key mechanism of therapeutic resistance across cancers. This adaptive process can manifest in m...

Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation eventually develop resistance to EGFR-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Treatment resistance remains the primary obstacle to the successful tr...

The emergence of epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) caused a paradigm shift in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although several clinicopathologic factors to predict the response to and survival...

Background: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are presented in approximately 50% of East Asian populations with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). While EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are the standard treatment, pati...

Analysis of circulating cell-free tumor DNA (cftDNA) has emerged as a specific and sensitive blood-based approach to detect epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Still, there is some debate...

Almost 17% of Western patients affected by non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have an activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation. Del19 and L858R are the most-common ones; they are positive predictive factors for EGFR tyrosine k...