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Personalized care for patients with EGFR-mutant nonsmall cell lung cancer: Navigating early to advanced disease management.

Maxime Borgeaud, Timothée Olivier, Jair Bar, Stephanie Pei Li Saw, Kaushal Parikh, Giuseppe Luigi Banna, Claudio De Vito, Jill Feldman, Xiuning Le, Alfredo Addeo

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Review in CA: a cancer journal for clinicians. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Maxime BorgeaudOncology Department, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1262-5641
Timothée OlivierOncology Department, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6936-5783
Jair BarInstitute of Oncology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-1224-3646
Stephanie Pei Li SawDivision of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-3520-9464
Kaushal ParikhDivision of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6759-9351
Giuseppe Luigi BannaDepartment of Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals University National Health Service Trust, Portsmouth, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0764-3650
Claudio De VitoPathology Department, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4966-1278
Jill FeldmanPatient Advocate, EGFR Resisters, Deerfield, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2107-8240
Xiuning LeDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8554-1185
Alfredo AddeoOncology Department, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0988-0828

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery of activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene has revolutionized the management of lung cancer, enabling the development of targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). These therapies offer improved survival and reduced side effects compared with conventional treatments. Recent advancements have significantly reshaped the treatment paradigm for EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer. TKIs are now incorporated into the management of early stage and locally advanced disease, and phase 3 trials have explored combination strategies in metastatic settings. Although these intensified approaches improve progression-free survival, they come with increased toxicity and higher costs, underscoring the need for precise patient selection to maximize benefit. Emerging data on biomarkers, such as co-mutations and circulating tumor DNA, show promise for refining treatment decisions. In addition, significant progress in understanding resistance mechanisms to EGFR TKIs has broadened therapeutic options. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of EGFR-mutant nonsmall cell lung cancer, highlighting recent breakthroughs and discussing strategies to optimize treatment based on the latest evidence.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsMutationPrecision MedicineProtein Kinase InhibitorsErbB ReceptorsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsProtein Kinase Inhibitorsactivating mutationsepidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs)

Identifiers

PMID40673977
PMCPMC12432819

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