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ReviewEcancermedicalscience2025

Evolving treatment strategies for EGFRex20ins-mutated NSCLC: a comprehensive review of Amivantamab's role and future directions.

Rafael Alvim Pereira, Milena Tumelero, Wallace Klein Schwengber, Gabriel Lenz

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Review in Ecancermedicalscience, 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Rafael Alvim PereiraDepartment of Medicine, Hospital Santa Casa, São José dos Campos, SP 12210-110, Brazil.
Milena TumeleroDepartment of Medicine, UNOESC University, Joaçaba, SC 89600-000, Brazil.
Wallace Klein SchwengberMayo Clinic Cancer Center, Phoenix, AZ 85050, USA.
Gabriel LenzInternal Medicine, AdventHealth, Orlando, FL 32804, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidermal growth factor receptor exon 20 insertion mutations (EGFRex20ins) are a unique molecular subtype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) linked to resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors of the first and second generations. Until recently, these patients had few and frequently ineffective treatment options. Amivantamab, a bispecific antibody targeting both EGFR and mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor, has become a novel therapeutic strategy for this population. This review explores the mechanism of action of Amivantamab and its clinical efficacy and safety as demonstrated in clinical trials. Additionally, the clinical development of the subcutaneous formulation of amivantamab, real-world evidence and its regulatory status were evaluated. Lastly, we contextualise Amivantamab in the current treatment landscape by contrasting it with mobocertinib and highlighting current studies that aim to improve central nervous system activity and overcome resistance mechanisms. This review highlights the therapeutic benefit of Amivantamab in EGFRex20ins-mutated NSCLC and offers guidance for future research in this quickly developing area.

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amivantamabbispecific antibodycentral nervous system metastasesdrug resistanceEGFRex20insEGFR exon 20 insertionMETmobocertinibnon-small cell lung cancertargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID41694159
PMCPMC12904677

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