Abstract
We characterized the landscape and drug sensitivity of ERBB2 (HER2) mutations in cancers. In 11 datasets (n = 211,726), ERBB2 mutational hotspots varied across 25 tumor types. Common HER2 mutants yielded differential sensitivities to eleven EGFR/HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in vitro, and molecular dynamics simulations revealed that mutants with a reduced drug-binding pocket volume were associated with decreased affinity for larger TKIs. Overall, poziotinib was the most potent HER2 mutant-selective TKI tested. Phase II clinical testing in ERBB2 exon 20-mutant non-small cell lung cancer resulted in a confirmed objective response rate of 42% in the first 12 evaluable patients. In pre-clinical models, poziotinib upregulated HER2 cell-surface expression and potentiated the activity of T-DM1, resulting in complete tumor regression with combination treatment.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 444-457.e7 |
Journal | Cancer cell |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 14 2019 |
Keywords
- ERBB2 mutant
- HER2 mutant
- NSCLC
- T-DM1
- TKI
- exon 20
- pan-cancer
- poziotinib
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cell Biology
- Cancer Research
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