Table 2.
Disease | Factors Associated with Sensitivity | Factors Associated with Resistance |
---|---|---|
Head and neck cancer | Accelerated radiation fractionation Acneiform rash (cetuximab) Oropharynx primary |
HPV negative tumor Smoker Non-oropharynx primary |
Nonsmall cell lung cancer | EGFR mutation: exon 19 and 12 (L858R, L861), exon 18 (G719X, G719), exon 20 (S7681) KRAS wild type EGFR overexpression Non-squamous cell histology Non-smoker Asian heritage Female sex |
EGFR T790M mutation EGFR exon 20 insertion KRAS mutation Squamous cell carcinoma MET amplification/overexpression Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
Colorectal cancer | RAS wild type BRAF wild type Increased EGFR gene copy number |
KRAS mutation NRAS mutation BRAF mutation MET amplification/overexpression HER2 amplification/overexpression EGFR mutation in cetuximab binding domain (rare) |