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Gefitinib | Second line for advanced or metastatic NSCLC (withdrawn) | 2003 |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.