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ArticleThe oncologist2025

Colorectal cancer harboring EGFR kinase domain duplication response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

Tomohiro Kondo, Osamu Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Tomohiko Sunami, Yafeng Wang, Keita Fukuyama, Tomoki Saito, Hideto Nakahara, Sachiko Minamiguchi, Masashi Kanai and 2 more

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Article in The oncologist, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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12 authors.

Tomohiro KondoDepartment of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5102-2654
Osamu KikuchiDepartment of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Yoshihiro YamamotoDepartment of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Tomohiko SunamiDepartment of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Yafeng WangDepartment of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Keita FukuyamaDivision of Medical Information Technology and Administration Planning, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
Tomoki SaitoDepartment of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Hideto NakaharaDepartment of Surgery, Uji Tokushukai Medical Center, Uji, Japan.
Sachiko MinamiguchiDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
Masashi KanaiDepartment of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Atsushi SueyoshiUji-Tokushukai Medical Center, Uji, Japan.
Manabu MutoDepartment of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3127-8203

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidermal growth factor receptor kinase domain duplication (EGFR-KDD) is a rare, recurrent oncogenic variant that constitutively activates EGFR in non-small-cell lung cancer. Herein, we report the case of a 70-year-old man with resectable colorectal adenocarcinoma who underwent surgery followed by adjuvant therapy. He relapsed with multiple liver metastases and received standard chemotherapy until his disease became refractory. Comprehensive genomic profiling of his postoperative colorectal cancer tissue revealed EGFR-KDD. He was treated with an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), afatinib and achieved a partial response (- 55%) after 8 weeks; however, he developed massive malignant ascites after 13 weeks. Osimertinib, another EGFR-TKI, controlled his tumors for 9 months. Patient-derived cancer organoids from his malignant ascites confirmed sensitivity to EGFR-TKIs. The findings suggest that EGFR-TKIs can be a potential treatment option for this molecular subgroup.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsProtein Kinase InhibitorsAcrylamidesAgedErbB ReceptorsHumansMaleTyrosine Kinase InhibitorsAcrylamidesEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsProtein Kinase InhibitorsTyrosine Kinase Inhibitorsafatinibcomprehensive genomic profilingepidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)kinase domain duplicationosimertinib

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PMID38821532
PMCPMC11881058

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