Abstract
This letter describes the first demonstration of clinical response to the anti-EGFR inhibitor gefitinib in a case of urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis harboring a rare EGFR double mutation. New mutations and unexpected clinical responses should be always explored through wide-spectrum mutational analyses.
MeSH terms
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Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
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Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
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Carboplatin / therapeutic use
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / drug therapy
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / genetics*
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary
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Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives
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Deoxycytidine / therapeutic use
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ErbB Receptors / genetics*
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Female
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Gefitinib
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Gemcitabine
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Humans
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Kidney / pathology
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Kidney Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Kidney Neoplasms / genetics*
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Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Lung Neoplasms / genetics*
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Lung Neoplasms / secondary
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Middle Aged
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Mutation
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Protein Kinase Inhibitors / adverse effects
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Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
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Quinazolines / adverse effects
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Quinazolines / therapeutic use*
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Urothelium / pathology
Substances
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Antineoplastic Agents
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Protein Kinase Inhibitors
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Quinazolines
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Deoxycytidine
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Carboplatin
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EGFR protein, human
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ErbB Receptors
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Gefitinib
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Gemcitabine