Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, PR China.
Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2012 Jan;4(1):19-29. doi: 10.1177/1758834011427927.
Inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has become an important target in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Erlotinib and gefitinib, two small molecular agents that target the tyrosine kinase domain of the EGFR, were approved in many countries for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC as a second- or third-line regimen. Since then, randomized trials have evaluated the role of these two targeted agents alone or combined with chemotherapy in maintenance and first-line settings. This review summarizes the results of recent clinical trials with these tyrosine kinase inhibitors, with a focus on erlotinib, as first-line treatment towards a form of personalized medicine aimed at improving clinical outcome in advanced NSCLC.
表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)的抑制已成为治疗晚期非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)的重要靶点。厄洛替尼和吉非替尼是两种针对 EGFR 酪氨酸激酶结构域的小分子药物,已在许多国家被批准用于治疗局部晚期或转移性 NSCLC 的二线或三线治疗。此后,随机试验评估了这些两种靶向药物单独或联合化疗在维持和一线治疗中的作用。本综述总结了这些酪氨酸激酶抑制剂的最新临床试验结果,重点介绍了厄洛替尼作为一线治疗方案,旨在改善晚期 NSCLC 的临床结局,这是一种个性化医疗的形式。