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ReviewBiomedicines2025

Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment in EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer: Opportunities and Challenges.

Jeong Uk Lim, Junyang Jung, Yeon Wook Kim, Chi Young Kim, Sang Hoon Lee, Dong Won Park, Sue In Choi, Wonjun Ji, Chang Dong Yeo, Seung Hyeun Lee

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Review in Biomedicines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Jeong Uk LimDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8364-2380
Junyang JungDepartment of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
Yeon Wook KimDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8333-4812
Chi Young KimDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3037-206X
Sang Hoon LeeDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Chest Diseases, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7706-5318
Dong Won ParkDivision of Pulmonary Medicine and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4538-6045
Sue In ChoiDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
Wonjun JiDivision of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 44610, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7164-2770
Chang Dong YeoDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 03083, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4103-7921
Seung Hyeun LeeDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7666-313X

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning 2023R1A2C1003763
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have transformed the treatment of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small cell lung cancer. However, treatment resistance remains a major challenge in clinical practice. The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex system composed of tumor cells, immune and non-immune cells, and non-cellular components. Evidence indicates that dynamic changes in TME during TKI treatment are associated with the development of resistance. Research has focused on identifying how each component of the TME interacts with tumors and TKIs to understand therapeutic targets that could address TKI resistance. In this review, we describe how TME components, such as immune cells, fibroblasts, blood vessels, immune checkpoint proteins, and cytokines, interact with EGFR-mutant tumors and how they can promote resistance to TKIs. Furthermore, we discuss potential strategies targeting TME as a novel therapeutic approach.

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biomarkerepidermal growth factor receptor mutationlung cancerresistancetumor microenvironment

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PMID40002883
PMCPMC11852785

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