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. 2017 Jul;9(7):2142–2158. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.06.20

Table 3. Main genome-guided therapies employed with ADC and their main indications.

Drug Approved FDA indication EMA indication
Erlotinib (Tarceva©) FDA: November 2004; EMA: September 2005 First-line in metastatic NSCLC with EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) mutations Treatment of locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC after failure of at least one prior chemotherapy regimen or switch maintenance treatment in stable disease
Gefitinib (Iressa©) FDA: July 2015;
EMA: June 2009
First-line in metastatic NSCLC with EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R mutations Treatment of locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with activating EGFR mutations
Crizotinib (Xalkori©) FDA: August 2011;
EMA: October 2012
Treatment of locally advanced or metastatic ALK positive NSCLC detected by a FDA-approved test First-line and therapy of previously treated advanced ALK positive NSCLC
Afatinib (Giotrif©) FDA: July 2013;
EMA: September 2013
First-line in metastatic NSCLC with EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) mutations detected by a FDA-approved test; second-line in advanced SqCC with disease progression after treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy Treatment of locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with activating EGFR mutations; treatment of locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC of squamous cancer progressing on or after platinum-based chemotherapy
Ceritinib (Zykadia©) FDA: April 2014
EMA: May 2015
Treatment of metastatic ALK positive NSCLC with disease progression on or that are intolerant to crizotinib Treatment of locally advanced or metastatic ALK positive NSCLC
Osimertinib (Tagrisso©) FDA: November 2015;
EMA: February 2016
Treatment of locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with EGFR T790M mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test, that has progressed on or after EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy Treatment of locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with EGFR T790M mutations
Alectinib (Alecensa©) FDA: December 2015 Treatment of ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC who has progressed on or is intolerant to crizotinib
Crizotinib (Xalkori©) FDA: March 2016
EMA: July 2016
Treatment of metastatic ROS1-positive NSCLC Treatment of advanced ROS1-positive NSCLC
Olmutinib (Olita©) FDA: Granted breakthrough therapy designation
Approved in South Korea
Treatment of locally advanced or metastatic EGFR T790M mutation in NSCLC
Dabrafenib (Mekinist®) + Trametinib (Tafinlar®) FDA: granted breakthrough therapy designation Treatment of metastatic BRAF V600E-positive and previously treated NSCLC
Osimertinib FDA: granted breakthrough therapy designation Treatment of metastatic NSCLC with EGFR T790M mutations and TKI resistant disease

FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; EMA, European Medicines Agency. Data obtained from the web pages of FDA (www.fda.org) and EMA (www.ema.europa.eu/ema/)