Acquired resistance mechanisms of EGFR-TKI in advanced non-small cell lung cancer / 国际肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

Since the development of molecular biology,the treatment of advanced non-small cell cancer is shifting from traditional chemotherapy into molecular targeted therapy with genotyping as a guide′s help.The most widely used is epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs).With the appli-cation of EGFR-TKIs,the resistances to EGFR inhibitors are paid more and more attention,in recent years. The main mechanisms of acquired resistances are as follows:secondary mutation of the EGFR gene,amplifica-tion of c-MET,Her2 and other target genes,histological transformation,activation of the bypass mechanisms, loss of p53,the relief of negative feedback loops,overlap of mechanisms,etc.