TY - JOUR
T1 - Adenocarcinoma with epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations in three siblings
AU - Sakakibara, Tomohiro
AU - Saijo, Yasuo
AU - Fukuhara, Tatsuro
AU - Gomi, Kazunori
AU - Inoue, Akira
AU - Ishimoto, Osamu
AU - Sugawara, Shunichi
AU - Nukiwa, Toshihiro
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - Sensitivity to an inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase strongly correlates with EGFR somatic mutations in non-small cell lung cancer. These mutations are frequently found in patients with adenocarcinoma, never- or light-smokers, women, and East Asians. In this study, we show an aggregation of three non-small cell lung cancer cases with EGFR gene mutations in one family. The subjects were all female, never- or light-smokers with adenocarcinoma. Two of the patients responded to treatment with gefitinib. A genetic study of these cases would be useful in elucidating genetic susceptibility to lung cancer in persons with EGFR mutations.
AB - Sensitivity to an inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase strongly correlates with EGFR somatic mutations in non-small cell lung cancer. These mutations are frequently found in patients with adenocarcinoma, never- or light-smokers, women, and East Asians. In this study, we show an aggregation of three non-small cell lung cancer cases with EGFR gene mutations in one family. The subjects were all female, never- or light-smokers with adenocarcinoma. Two of the patients responded to treatment with gefitinib. A genetic study of these cases would be useful in elucidating genetic susceptibility to lung cancer in persons with EGFR mutations.
KW - EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor
KW - Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation
KW - Familial lung cancer
KW - Non-small cell lung cancer
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U2 - 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181653cce
DO - 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181653cce
M3 - Article
C2 - 18317075
AN - SCOPUS:43249094442
SN - 1556-0864
VL - 3
SP - 311
EP - 313
JO - Journal of Thoracic Oncology
JF - Journal of Thoracic Oncology
IS - 3
ER -