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Observational studyJapanese journal of clinical oncology2025

Observational study of the efficacy and safety of first-line osimertinib and later treatments for uncommon epidermal growth factor receptor-activating mutation-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Tsuyoshi Hirata, Kageaki Watanabe, Yukio Hosomi, Kiyotaka Yoh, Kazuhiro Usui, Kazuma Kishi, Go Naka, Shu Tamano, Kohei Uemura, Hideo Kunitoh

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Observational study in Japanese journal of clinical oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Tsuyoshi HirataDepartment of Thoracic Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22, Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8677, Japan.ORCID 0009-0000-2736-0733
Kageaki WatanabeDepartment of Thoracic Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22, Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8677, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8420-5606
Yukio HosomiDepartment of Thoracic Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22, Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8677, Japan.
Kiyotaka YohDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8577, Japan.
Kazuhiro UsuiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22, Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0022, Japan.
Kazuma KishiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Toho University Omori Medical Center, 6-11-1, Ohmorinishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan.
Go NakaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1, Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan.
Shu TamanoBiostatistics and Bioinformatics Course, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongou, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
Kohei UemuraDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, The Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongou, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
Hideo KunitohDepartment of Chemotherapy, Japan Red Cross Medical Center, 4-1-22, Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8935, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOsimertinib, a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is a first-line therapy for advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR mutations, including both sensitizing and T790M resistance mutations. Its real-world efficacy against uncommon EGFR mutations remains under-researched.

methodsThe REIWA study, a multicentric, prospective, observational study conducted in Japan from September 2018 to August 2020, enrolled patients with advanced or recurrent EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC receiving osimertinib. Data on clinical outcomes, safety, disease progression, and subsequent treatments were collected for patients with uncommon EGFR mutations.

resultsOf 583 patients receiving osimertinib, 39 (6.7%) had an uncommon EGFR mutation. The present study included 32 of these patients after excluding seven patients with an exon 20 insertion mutation. The overall objective response rate was 53.1% [95% confidence interval (CI): 36.4-69.1], and the disease control rate was 78.1% (95% CI: 61.0-89.3). The median progression-free survival was 9.4 months (95% CI: 5.0-20.0), and the median overall survival (OS) was 21.8 (95% CI: 14.4-NA) months. Notably, patients with an exon21 L861Q mutation had a significantly longer OS than those with an exon18 G719X mutation, the respective values being 37.8 and 9.7 months (hazard ratio: 0.29; 95% CI: 0.10-0.85; P = 0.02). The rate of grade 3 or worse adverse events was 10.3%. Seven out of 32 (21.9%) patients showed progression involving only the central nervous system.

conclusionsOsimertinib demonstrated efficacy and tolerability in the clinical setting in patients with uncommon EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC.

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AcrylamidesAniline CompoundsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsProtein Kinase InhibitorsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansIndolesMaleMiddle AgedMutationAcrylamidesAniline CompoundsAntineoplastic AgentsEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsIndolesosimertinibProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrimidinesnon-small cell lung cancerobservational studyOsimertinibuncommon epidermal growth factor receptor-activating mutation

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PMID39703183
PMCPMC11882500

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