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ArticleThe oncologist2021

Gefitinib Combined with Cetuximab for the Treatment of Lung Adenocarcinoma Harboring the EGFR-Intergenic Region (SEC61G) Fusion and EGFR Amplification.

Guoqing Zhang, Peiyi Xia, Shanshan Zhao, Lulu Yuan, Xiaosu Wang, Xiangnan Li, Jindong Li

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Article in The oncologist, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guoqing Zhang *Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.
Peiyi Xia *Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.
Shanshan Zhao *Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.
Lulu YuanDepartment of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.
Xiaosu WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.
Xiangnan LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.
Jindong LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-5294-0916
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

EGFR fusions are rare genomic events in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and a total of nine types have been previously reported in lung adenocarcinoma: EGFR-RAD51, EGFR-PURB, EGFR-ANXA2, EGFR-ZNF713, EGFR-YAP1, USP42-EGFR, EGFR-SEPTIN14, EGFR-TNS3, and EGFR-ZCCHC6. EGFR fusion mutations combined with EGFR amplification are even rarer in NSCLC. The EGFR-intergenic region (IGR) fusion mutation is unreported, and thus, there are no studies targeting this fusion together with EGFR amplification in lung adenocarcinoma. Our brief study provides clinical evidence that combined targeted therapy with gefitinib and cetuximab could result in a significant antitumor response in patients with the EGFR-IGR fusion and EGFR amplification. KEY POINTS: EGFR fusion mutations are rare, and EGFR fusion mutations combined with EGFR amplification are even rarer in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). To the authors' knowledge, there is no previous report on the coexistence of the EGFR-intergenic region (IGR) fusion and EGFR amplification. This is the first report of a patient with NSCLC with the EGFR-IGR fusion and EGFR amplification who achieved a significant antitumor response from treatment with gefitinib combined with cetuximab.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCetuximabGefitinibLung NeoplasmsDNA, IntergenicErbB ReceptorsHumansCetuximabDNA, IntergenicEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsGefitinibEGFR amplificationEGFR fusionLung adenocarcinoma

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PMID34342091
PMCPMC8571749
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