BACKGROUND Toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome are acute lifethreatening skin reactions.AZD9291 has been developed as a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhib...BACKGROUND Toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome are acute lifethreatening skin reactions.AZD9291 has been developed as a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor(TKI)with activity against T790M mutation.CASE SUMMARY Herein we report a 68-year-old woman who developed a large area of skin necrosis and was diagnosed with toxic epidermal necrolysis after AZD-9291 ingestion.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first case reported in patients with EGFR T790M mutation in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Cabozantinib combined with erlotinib had clinically meaningful effectiveness,with additional toxicity that was generally manageable.CONCLUSION Treatment with AZD-9261 is effective in regressing the growth of the NSCLC and can bring some hope to despairing patients.We hope that more research will be carried out on the association between severe rashes and EGFR-TKIs,and more safe and effective drugs can be developed.展开更多
A 61-year-old Chinese woman was diagnosed as primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma of left superior lobe with epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)19 del mutation positive.Treatment with icotinib was given,but her disease...A 61-year-old Chinese woman was diagnosed as primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma of left superior lobe with epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)19 del mutation positive.Treatment with icotinib was given,but her disease progressed after 6 months remission.CT-guide needle biopsy for the new lesion in inferior lobe of left lung demonstrated intrapulmonary metastasis,and EGFR gene panel by Amplification Refractory Mutation System Polymerase Chain Reaction(ARMS-PCR)confirmed EGFR T790M mutation.Treatment with osimertinib was initiated.After 2 months remission,the disease progressed.Re-biopsy was performed for the tumor in the inferior lobe of left lung,and ARMS-PCR demonstrated no other gene mutation except EGFR 19 del.Icotinib was re-challenged,but disease progressed continuously.Bevacizumab was added,and partial response was achieved after 2-cycle of combination therapy.The non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)in this case maintained EGFR activating mutation and lost EGFR T790M mutation was a genetic change after osimertinib treatment.This case suggests the re-challenge of the first-generation EGFR-TKIs combined with bevacizumab may overcome the tumor resistance and prolong survival of NSCLC patient.展开更多
BACKGROUND The emergence of secondary drug resistance when treating epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)mutated non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)using EGFRtyrosine kinase inhibitors(EGFR-TKIs),seriously affects the ...BACKGROUND The emergence of secondary drug resistance when treating epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)mutated non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)using EGFRtyrosine kinase inhibitors(EGFR-TKIs),seriously affects the therapeutic efficacy and survival of patients.Here,we report a case of advanced NSCLC focusing on the application of multiple biopsy modalities to reveal the development of multiple resistance mechanisms during targeted therapies.CASE SUMMARY A 54-year-old male patient presented with EGFR 19Del-mutated advanced lung adenocarcinoma,and exhibited the development of a T790M mutation during initial TKI treatment.Following 3 mo of Osimertinib treatment,a mixed response was observed.Tissue biopsy of the progressive lesion showed transformation to small cell lung cancer(SCLC)harboring RB1 and TP53 mutations,with loss of the original T790M mutation.A standard chemotherapy regimen with Anlotinib for SCLC was administered.Repeat biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma combined with SCLC after tumor progression.The patient’s overall survival was 24 mo.CONCLUSION Multiple biopsy modalities can reveal the development of multiple resistance mechanisms which help with treatment decision-making.Comprehensive treatment regimens according to the drug resistance mechanism significantly improved the prognosis of such patients.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81974570.
文摘BACKGROUND Toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome are acute lifethreatening skin reactions.AZD9291 has been developed as a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor(TKI)with activity against T790M mutation.CASE SUMMARY Herein we report a 68-year-old woman who developed a large area of skin necrosis and was diagnosed with toxic epidermal necrolysis after AZD-9291 ingestion.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first case reported in patients with EGFR T790M mutation in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Cabozantinib combined with erlotinib had clinically meaningful effectiveness,with additional toxicity that was generally manageable.CONCLUSION Treatment with AZD-9261 is effective in regressing the growth of the NSCLC and can bring some hope to despairing patients.We hope that more research will be carried out on the association between severe rashes and EGFR-TKIs,and more safe and effective drugs can be developed.
文摘A 61-year-old Chinese woman was diagnosed as primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma of left superior lobe with epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)19 del mutation positive.Treatment with icotinib was given,but her disease progressed after 6 months remission.CT-guide needle biopsy for the new lesion in inferior lobe of left lung demonstrated intrapulmonary metastasis,and EGFR gene panel by Amplification Refractory Mutation System Polymerase Chain Reaction(ARMS-PCR)confirmed EGFR T790M mutation.Treatment with osimertinib was initiated.After 2 months remission,the disease progressed.Re-biopsy was performed for the tumor in the inferior lobe of left lung,and ARMS-PCR demonstrated no other gene mutation except EGFR 19 del.Icotinib was re-challenged,but disease progressed continuously.Bevacizumab was added,and partial response was achieved after 2-cycle of combination therapy.The non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)in this case maintained EGFR activating mutation and lost EGFR T790M mutation was a genetic change after osimertinib treatment.This case suggests the re-challenge of the first-generation EGFR-TKIs combined with bevacizumab may overcome the tumor resistance and prolong survival of NSCLC patient.
文摘BACKGROUND The emergence of secondary drug resistance when treating epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)mutated non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)using EGFRtyrosine kinase inhibitors(EGFR-TKIs),seriously affects the therapeutic efficacy and survival of patients.Here,we report a case of advanced NSCLC focusing on the application of multiple biopsy modalities to reveal the development of multiple resistance mechanisms during targeted therapies.CASE SUMMARY A 54-year-old male patient presented with EGFR 19Del-mutated advanced lung adenocarcinoma,and exhibited the development of a T790M mutation during initial TKI treatment.Following 3 mo of Osimertinib treatment,a mixed response was observed.Tissue biopsy of the progressive lesion showed transformation to small cell lung cancer(SCLC)harboring RB1 and TP53 mutations,with loss of the original T790M mutation.A standard chemotherapy regimen with Anlotinib for SCLC was administered.Repeat biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma combined with SCLC after tumor progression.The patient’s overall survival was 24 mo.CONCLUSION Multiple biopsy modalities can reveal the development of multiple resistance mechanisms which help with treatment decision-making.Comprehensive treatment regimens according to the drug resistance mechanism significantly improved the prognosis of such patients.