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Targeting EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations in non-small cell lung cancer.


ABSTRACT: Inframe insertions of three or more base pairs in exon 20 of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene were among the first EGFR mutations to be identified as oncogenic drivers in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, unlike the classical EGFR L858R point mutation or exon 19 deletions, which represent the majority of EGFR mutations in NSCLC, low frequency EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations are associated with de novo resistance to targeted EGFR inhibitors and correlate with a poor patient prognosis. Here, we review the developments over the last 5 years in which pre-clinical studies, including elucidation of the crystal structure of an EGFR exon 20 insertion mutant kinase, have revealed a unique mechanism of kinase activation and steric conformation that define the lack of response of these EGFR mutations to clinically approved EGFR inhibitors. The recent development of several novel small molecule compounds that selectively inhibit EGFR exon 20 insertions holds promise for future therapeutic options that will be effective for patients with this molecular subtype of NSCLC.

SUBMITTER: Vyse S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6405763 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Targeting <i>EGFR</i> exon 20 insertion mutations in non-small cell lung cancer.

Vyse Simon S   Huang Paul H PH  

Signal transduction and targeted therapy 20190308


Inframe insertions of three or more base pairs in exon 20 of the epidermal growth factor receptor (<i>EGFR)</i> gene were among the first <i>EGFR</i> mutations to be identified as oncogenic drivers in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, unlike the classical <i>EGFR</i> L858R point mutation or exon 19 deletions, which represent the majority of <i>EGFR</i> mutations in NSCLC, low frequency <i>EGFR</i> exon 20 insertion mutations are associated with de novo resistance to targeted EGFR inhi  ...[more]

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