How would you treat a patient with stage 4 NSCLC with EGFR R776H mutation?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
R776H is a rare exon 20 point mutation. Preclinical models suggest that it is an activating mutation and that it is sensitive to erlotinib, afatinib, and osimertinib [Kohsaka et al., PMID 30404555]. Several case studies of patients with rare EGFR mutations have reported responses to EGFR TKIs (erlot...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
This is a challenging EGFR mutation. My two questions:1) Is the patient a lifelong never smoker or heavy smoker?2) Is there a co-existing EGFR alteration?These R776H mutations frequently co-occur with others such as L858R, L861Q, and G719A [Ruan and Kannan, PMID 26101090]. The mutation activates EGF...