title: Pharmacogenomics of lung cancer: with a view to address EGFR-targeted therapies.
abstract: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeted therapies have demonstrated variable success in treating individuals with non-small-cell lung cancer. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of response and resistance to this class of treatment has led to patient selection strategies that may improve outcomes. The second generation of EGFR-targeted therapies is now under clinical evaluation and may prove to be successful at circumventing a portion of primary or acquired resistance to first-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors. These principles are generally applicable to the field of targeted therapy and predictive pharmacogenomics.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School-Partners Healthcare Center for Genetics and Genomics, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA. vjoshi@partners.org
authors.forename: Victoria A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Raju
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kucherlapati
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D002455:Cell Division; D015195:Drug Design; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D010597:Pharmacogenetics
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D066246:ErbB Receptors