Purpose: To identify novel mechanisms of resistance to thirdgeneration EGFR inhibitors in patients with lung adenocarcinoma that progressed under therapy with either AZD9291 or rociletinib (CO-1686). Experimental Design: We analyzed tumor biopsies from seven patients obtained before, during, and/or after treatment with AZD9291 or rociletinib (CO-1686). Targeted sequencing and FISH analyses were performed, and the relevance of candidate genes was functionally assessed in in vitro models. Results: We found recurrent amplification of either MET or ERBB2 in tumors that were resistant or developed resistance to third-generation EGFR inhibitors and show that ERBB2 and MET activation can confer resistance to these compounds. Furthermore, we identified a KRASG12S mutation in a patient with acquired resistance to AZD9291 as a potential driver of acquired resistance. Finally, we show that dual inhibition of EGFR/MEK might be a viable strategy to overcome resistance in EGFR-mutant cells expressing mutant KRAS. Conclusions: Our data suggest that heterogeneous mechanisms of resistance can drive primary and acquired resistance to third-generation EGFR inhibitors and provide a rationale for potential combination strategies. Clin Cancer Res; 22(19); 4837-47.
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Ortiz-Cuaran, S., Scheffler, M., Plenker, D., Dahmen, L., Scheel, A. H., Fernandez-Cuesta, L., … Sos, M. L. (2016). Heterogeneous mechanisms of primary and acquired resistance to third-generation EGFR inhibitors. Clinical Cancer Research, 22(19), 4837–4847. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-1915
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