Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) causing acquired resistance to afatinib in a patient with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant lung adenocarcinoma

Chai, Chee Shee and Poh, Mau Ern and Liam, Chong Kin and Pathmanathan, Rajadurai (2018) Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) causing acquired resistance to afatinib in a patient with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant lung adenocarcinoma. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 10 (7). E560-E563. ISSN 2072-1439

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Abstract

We report the first case of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) as the cause of acquired resistance to the second-generation EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), afatinib in a patient with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring a sensitizing EGFR mutation. Patients with EGFRmutant NSCLC inevitably develop acquired resistance while on EGFR-TKI treatment. EMT which renders cancer cells more invasive and migratory is one of the mechanisms of acquired resistance to EGFR-TKIs and correlates with a poor prognosis. Possible therapeutic strategies in patients with EMT include blocking M2 muscarinic receptor signalling, targeting EMT with histone deacetylase inhibitors such as entinostat and MEK-inhibitors such as selumetinib, inhibition of microRNAs, immunotherapy and inhibiting fibroblast growth factor receptor-1.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: : Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT); acquired resistance; afatinib; EGFR mutation; lung adenocarcinoma, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education,research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User: Shee
Date Deposited: 18 Dec 2018 08:47
Last Modified: 05 May 2021 11:30
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/22818

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