Department of Hematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, National University Health System, Singapore;
J Thorac Dis. 2010 Sep;2(3):144-53. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2010.02.03.6.
The epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR TKIs) like erlotinib and gefitinib have been extensively studied. Multiple randomized trials have evaluated the role of EGFR TKIs in advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as a monotherapy in the first line, or subsequent lines of therapy, and in the first line in the maintenance setting or in combination with chemotherapy. Most of these trials showed positive results in particular for selected patients with specific clinical characteristic and somatic activating mutation of EGFR. A further understanding of the mechanism of primary and secondary resistance has led to the development of promising novel agents designed to overcome resistance to EGFR.
表皮生长因子受体酪氨酸激酶抑制剂(EGFR TKIs),如厄洛替尼和吉非替尼,已得到广泛研究。多项随机试验评估了 EGFR TKI 在晚期非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)中的作用,包括一线单药治疗、二线及以上治疗、一线维持治疗或与化疗联合治疗,其中多数试验对特定临床特征和 EGFR 体细胞激活突变的特定患者显示出阳性结果。对原发性和获得性耐药机制的进一步了解,导致了有前途的新型药物的开发,旨在克服 EGFR 耐药性。