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Distinct Clinical Course of EGFR Results of Testing of 1118 Surgical Specimens and Effects of Adjuvant Gefitinib and Erlotinib

Distinct Clinical Course of EGFR Results of Testing of 1118 Surgical Specimens and Effects of... ORIGINAL ARTICLE Distinct Clinical Course of EGFR-Mutant Resected  Lung Cancers Results of Testing of 1118 Surgical Specimens and Effects of Adjuvant Gefitinib and Erlotinib Sandra P. D’Angelo, MD,* Yelena Y. Janjigian, MD,* Nicholas Ahye, BA,* Gregory J. Riely, MD, PhD,* Jamie E. Chaft, MD,* Camelia S. Sima, MD, MS,† Ronglai Shen, PhD,† Junting Zheng, MS,† Joseph Dycoco, BA,‡ Mark G. Kris, MD,* Maureen F. Zakowski, MD,§ Marc Ladanyi, MD,§ Valerie Rusch, MD,‡ and Christopher G. Azzoli, MD* survival HR 0.43 (95% CI: 0.26–0.72, p = 0.001), and a trend toward Background: EGFR and KRAS mutations are mutually exclusive improved OS. and predict outcomes with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) Conclusions: Patients with resected stage I–III lung cancers and tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment in patients with stage IV EGFR mutation have a lower risk of death compared with patients lung cancers. The clinical significance of these mutations in patients without EGFR mutation. This may be because of treatment with with resected stage I–III lung cancers is unclear. EGFR TKIs. Patients with, and without KRAS mutation have similar Methods: At our institution, resection specimens from patients OS. These data support reflex testing of resected lung adenocarcino - with stage I–III lung adenocarcinomas are tested for the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Thoracic Oncology Wolters Kluwer Health

Distinct Clinical Course of EGFR Results of Testing of 1118 Surgical Specimens and Effects of Adjuvant Gefitinib and Erlotinib

Journal of Thoracic Oncology , Volume 7 (12) – Dec 1, 2012

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Copyright
Copyright © 2012 by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
ISSN
1556-0864
eISSN
1556-1380
DOI
10.1097/JTO.0b013e31826bb7b2
pmid
23154553
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Abstract

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Distinct Clinical Course of EGFR-Mutant Resected  Lung Cancers Results of Testing of 1118 Surgical Specimens and Effects of Adjuvant Gefitinib and Erlotinib Sandra P. D’Angelo, MD,* Yelena Y. Janjigian, MD,* Nicholas Ahye, BA,* Gregory J. Riely, MD, PhD,* Jamie E. Chaft, MD,* Camelia S. Sima, MD, MS,† Ronglai Shen, PhD,† Junting Zheng, MS,† Joseph Dycoco, BA,‡ Mark G. Kris, MD,* Maureen F. Zakowski, MD,§ Marc Ladanyi, MD,§ Valerie Rusch, MD,‡ and Christopher G. Azzoli, MD* survival HR 0.43 (95% CI: 0.26–0.72, p = 0.001), and a trend toward Background: EGFR and KRAS mutations are mutually exclusive improved OS. and predict outcomes with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) Conclusions: Patients with resected stage I–III lung cancers and tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment in patients with stage IV EGFR mutation have a lower risk of death compared with patients lung cancers. The clinical significance of these mutations in patients without EGFR mutation. This may be because of treatment with with resected stage I–III lung cancers is unclear. EGFR TKIs. Patients with, and without KRAS mutation have similar Methods: At our institution, resection specimens from patients OS. These data support reflex testing of resected lung adenocarcino - with stage I–III lung adenocarcinomas are tested for the

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Journal of Thoracic OncologyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Dec 1, 2012

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