SynthesisOncotarget2016
The prevalence of EGFR mutation in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03951233 (Genotyping K-RAS and EGFR in Greek Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 493 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Genotyping K-RAS and EGFR in Greek Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients: Incidence, Significance and Treatment Implications
Who cites it
493 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparative efficacy and safety of first, second, and third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in treatment-naïve EGFR-mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review and network meta-analysis of first-line EGFR-TKI-based combination strategies for EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Oral mucositis risk with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor monotherapies and combination regimens in non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Adjuvant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) for the treatment of people with resected stage I to III non-small-cell lung cancer and EGFR mutation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
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- International cost-effectiveness analysis in osimertinib after chemoradiotherapy in stage III EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- A phase 2 study of mobocertinib as first-line treatment in Japanese patients with non-small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.International journal of clinical oncology · 2024Trial
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- Geographic disparities and health inequality evolution in the disease burden of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer in Asia: a 33-year longitudinal analysis and future projections.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Fc-Dependent Targeting of the GAS6-MERTK Axis With Monoclonal and Bispecific Antibodies Overcomes Drug Resistance Across EGFR Mutations in Exons 19, 20, and 21.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Targeting the EpCAM-AXL axis to overcome drug resistance in lung cancer.Molecular oncology · 2026Article
- Digital Twins for Targeted Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer: From Molecular Stratification to Resistance-Aware Combination Strategies.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Review
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- A nomogram prediction model for brain metastases in patients with lung adenocarcinoma.Oncology letters · 2026Article
- First-line osimertinib in advancedESMO real world data and digital oncology · 2026Article
- Predictive modeling of peripheral blood EGFR positivity in patients with advanced primary non-small cell lung cancer.Translational lung cancer research · 2026Article
- Characterization of Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Machine Learning Tools: Relationship with Prognostic Biomarkers and Overall Survival-A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Comparing Real-Time PCR and Amplicon-Based NGS for RoutineDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectivesEstimate the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation prevalence in all non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and patient subgroups.
resultsA total of 456 studies were included, reporting 30,466 patients with EGFR mutation among 115,815 NSCLC patients. The overall pooled prevalence for EGFR mutations was 32.3% (95% CI 30.9% to 33.7%), ranging from 38.4% (95% CI: 36.5% to 40.3%) in China to 14.1% (95% CI: 12.7% to 15.5%) in Europe. The pooled prevalence of EGFR mutation was higher in females (females vs. males: 43.7% vs. 24.0%; OR: 2.7, 95% CI: 2.5 to 2.9), non-smokers (non-smokers vs. past or current smokers: 49.3% vs. 21.5%; OR: 3.7, 95% CI: 3.4 to 4.0), and patients with adenocarcinoma (adenocarcinoma vs. non-adenocarcinoma: 38.0% vs. 11.7%; OR: 4.1, 95% CI: 3.6 to 4.8). MATERIALS AND
methodsPubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched to June 2013. Eligible studies reported EGFR mutation prevalence and the association with at least one of the following factors: gender, smoking status and histology. Random-effects models were used to pool EGFR mutation prevalence data.
conclusionThis study provides the exact prevalence of EGFR mutations in different countries and NSCLC patient subgroups.
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