Affiliation:
1. From the Divisions of Internal Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology and Clinical Laboratory Division, National Cancer Center Hospital; Genetics and Pathology Divisions, National Cancer Center Research Institute; and Statistics and Cancer Control Division, Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract
Purpose To evaluate epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations and copy number as predictors of clinical outcome in patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving gefitinib. Patients and Methods Sixty-six patients with NSCLC who experienced relapse after surgery and received gefitinib were included. Direct sequencing of exons 18 to 24 of EGFR and exons 18 to 24 of ERBB2 was performed using DNA extracted from surgical specimens. Pyrosequencing and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction were performed to analyze the allelic pattern and copy number of EGFR. Results Thirty-nine patients (59%) had EGFR mutations; 20 patients had deletional mutations in exon 19, 17 patients had missense mutations (L858R) in exon 21, and two patients had missense mutations (G719S or G719C) in exon 18. No mutations were identified in ERBB2. Response rate (82% [32 of 39 patients] v 11% [three of 27 patients]; P < .0001), time to progression (TTP; median, 12.6 v 1.7 months; P < .0001), and overall survival (median, 20.4 v 6.9 months; P = .0001) were significantly better in patients with EGFR mutations than in patients with wild-type EGFR. Increased EGFR copy numbers (≥ 3/cell) were observed in 29 patients (44%) and were significantly associated with a higher response rate (72% [21 of 29 patients] v 38% [14 of 37 patients]; P = .005) and a longer TTP (median, 9.4 v 2.6 months; P = .038). High EGFR copy numbers (≥ 6/cell) were caused by selective amplification of mutant alleles. Conclusion EGFR mutations and increased copy numbers were significantly associated with better clinical outcome in gefitinib-treated NSCLC patients.
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
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