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editorial
. 2022 Jun;14(6):1766–1771. doi: 10.21037/jtd-22-432

Table 1. EGFR TKIs in clinical use in the United States (3,8).

Name Indications Year of approval
First generation
   Gefitinib Second line for advanced or metastatic NSCLC (withdrawn) 2003
First line in metastatic NSCLC with exon 19 (del) or exon 21 (L858R) mutations 2015
   Erlotinib First line and after progression on platinum chemotherapy for metastatic NSCLC with exon 19 (del) or exon 21 (L858R) mutations 2004
Maintenance therapy in locally advanced metastatic disease 2010
Second generation
   Afatinib First line in metastatic disease harboring nonresistant EGFR mutations 2013
Metastatic squamous NSCLC after progression on platinum-based therapy
   Dacomitinib First-line therapy for metastatic NSCLC with EGFR exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R substitution mutations 2018
Third generation
   Osimertinib Metastatic NSCLC with EGFR T790M who have progressed on, or after EGFR TKI therapy 2015
First line in EGFR mutant advanced or metastatic disease 2018

EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer.