Resistance to First-line Osimertinib in EGFR-mutant NSCLC: Tissue is the Issue.

Piotrowska, Zofia; Hata, Aaron N · Clin Cancer Res · 2020

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

Matched pre-/posttreatment tissue biopsies from patients with <i>EGFR</i>-mutant non-small cell lung cancer demonstrate that histologic transformations, including both small-cell carcinoma and squamous transformation, are unexpectedly common among patients progressing on first-line osimertinib. The study highlights the key role of tissue testing and underscores the need for innovative therapeutic approaches to prevent, rather than treat, resistance.<i>See related article by Schoenfeld et al., p. 2654</i>.

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