osimertinib and Anemia

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are the first-line treatment for patients with EGFR mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, most patients become resistant to these drugs, so their disease progresses. Osimertinib, a third-generation EGFR-TKI that can inhibit the kinase even when the common resistance-conferring Thr790Met (T790M) mutation is present, is a promising therapeutic option for patients whose disease has progressed after first-line EGFR-TKI treatment. AURA3 was a randomized (2:1), open-label, phase III study comparing the efficacy of osimertinib (80 mg/d) with platinum-based therapy plus pemetrexed (500 mg/m

Topics: Acrylamides; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anemia; Aniline Compounds; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Asian People; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Diarrhea; Disease-Free Survival; ErbB Receptors; Female; Humans; Japan; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Mutation; Pemetrexed; Piperazines; Platinum; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Young Adult