Abstract
Development of acquired resistance to gefitinib after an initial good response is common. Recently, it was reported that this acquired resistance is related to a secondary mutation associated with a substitution of threonine by methionine at codon 790 (T790M) of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene. In this report, we present a "never smoking" woman with advanced lung cancer who showed acquired resistance to gefitinib, and analysis of autopsy samples revealed no evidence of EGFR mutations in either exons 18-21 or codon 790, and positive immunostaining for breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP). We describe, for the first time, a case in which expression of BCRP was associated with acquired resistance to gefitinib, independent of EGFR mutations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 296-299 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Lung Cancer |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Nov |
Keywords
- Acquired resistance
- BCRP
- EGFR
- Gefitinib
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cancer Research