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Ref Type Journal Article
PMID (26545934)
Authors Suzawa K, Toyooka S, Sakaguchi M, Morita M, Yamamoto H, Tomida S, Ohtsuka T, Watanabe M, Hashida S, Maki Y, Soh J, Asano H, Tsukuda K, Miyoshi S
Title Antitumor effect of afatinib, as a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-targeted therapy, in lung cancers harboring HER2 oncogene alterations.
Journal Cancer science
Vol 107
Issue 1
Date 2016 Jan
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Abstract Text Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a member of the HER family of proteins containing four receptor tyrosine kinases. It plays an important role in the pathogenesis of certain human cancers. In non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), HER2 amplification or mutations have been reported. However, little is known about the benefit of HER2-targeted therapy for NSCLCs harboring HER2 alterations. In this study, we investigated the antitumor effect of afatinib, an irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-HER2 dual inhibitor, in lung cancers harboring HER2 oncogene alterations, including novel HER2 mutations in the transmembrane domain, which we recently identified. Normal bronchial epithelial cells, BEAS-2B, ectopically overexpressing wild-type HER2 or mutants (A775insYVMA, G776VC, G776LC, P780insGSP, V659E, and G660D) showed constitutive autophosphorylation of HER2 and activation of downstream signaling. They were sensitive to afatinib, but insensitive to gefitinib. Furthermore, we examined the antitumor activity of afatinib and gefitinib in several NSCLC cell lines, and investigated the association between their genetic alterations and sensitivity to afatinib treatment. In HER2-altered NSCLC cells (H2170, Calu-3, and H1781), afatinib downregulated the phosphorylation of HER2 and EGFR as well as their downstream signaling, and induced an antiproliferative effect through G1 arrest and apoptotic cell death. In contrast, HER2- or EGFR-non-dependent NSCLC cells were insensitive to afatinib. In addition, these effects were confirmed in vivo by using a xenograft mouse model of HER2-altered lung cancer cells. Our results suggest that afatinib is a therapeutic option as a HER2-targeted therapy for NSCLC harboring HER2 amplification or mutations.

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Molecular Profile Treatment Approach
Gene Name Source Synonyms Protein Domains Gene Description Gene Role
Therapy Name Drugs Efficacy Evidence Clinical Trials
Drug Name Trade Name Synonyms Drug Classes Drug Description
Gene Variant Impact Protein Effect Variant Description Associated with drug Resistance
ERBB2 G660D missense gain of function ERBB2 (HER2) G660D lies within the transmembrane domain of the Erbb2 (Her2) protein (PMID: 30449325). G660D leads to constitutive activation of Erbb2 (Her2) and increased downstream signaling in cell culture (PMID: 26545934) and results in increased cell survival and the formation of multi-acinar bodies in the absence of ligand (PMID: 30449325).
ERBB2 G776delinsLC indel gain of function ERBB2 (HER2) G776delinsLC results in a deletion of a glycine (G) at amino acid 776 within the protein kinase domain of the Erbb2 (Her2) protein, combined with the insertion of a leucine (L) and a cystine (C) at the same site (UniProt.org). G776delinsLC leads to constitutive activation of Erbb2 (Her2), increased downstream signaling, is transforming in cell culture (PMID: 26545934, PMID: 29967253, PMID: 31588020), and confers resistance to selected tyrosine kinase inhibitors (PMID: 31588020). Y
ERBB2 G776delinsVC indel gain of function ERBB2 (HER2) G776delinsVC results in a deletion of a glycine (G) at amino acid 776 within the protein kinase domain of the Erbb2 (Her2) protein, combined with the insertion of a valine (V) and a cystine (C) at the same site (UniProt.org). G776delinsVC leads to constitutive activation of Erbb2 (Her2), increased downstream signaling (PMID: 26545934, PMID: 31588020), is transforming in cell culture (PMID: 29533785, PMID: 29967253), and confers resistance to selected tyrosine kinase inhibitors (PMID: 31588020). Y
Molecular Profile Indication/Tumor Type Response Type Therapy Name Approval Status Evidence Type Efficacy Evidence References
ERBB2 G776delinsVC lung non-small cell carcinoma conflicting Afatinib Preclinical - Cell line xenograft Actionable In a preclinical study, Gilotrif (afatinib) inhibited proliferation and induced cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis of a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line harboring ERBB2 (HER2) G776delinsVC in culture and inhibited tumor growth in NSCLC cell line xenografts carrying ERBB2 (HER2) G776delinsVC (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 G778_P780dup lung cancer sensitive Afatinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, Gilotrif (afatinib) inhibited Erbb2 (Her2) phosphorylation and downstream signaling in bronchial epithelial cells expressing ERBB2 (HER2) G778_P780dup (also referred to as P780_Y781insGSP) in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 Y772_A775dup lung cancer no benefit Gefitinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, bronchial epithelial cells expressing ERBB2 (HER2) Y772_A775dup (also referred to as A775_G776insYVMA) did not demonstrate sensitivity to Iressa (gefitinib) in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 G776delinsLC lung cancer no benefit Gefitinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, bronchial epithelial cells expressing ERBB2 (HER2) G776delinsLC did not demonstrate sensitivity to Iressa (gefitinib) in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 G776delinsVC lung cancer sensitive Afatinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, Gilotrif (afatinib) inhibited Erbb2 (Her2) phosphorylation and downstream signaling in bronchial epithelial cells expressing ERBB2 (HER2) G776delinsVC in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 G776delinsVC lung cancer no benefit Gefitinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, bronchial epithelial cells expressing ERBB2 (HER2) G776delinsVC did not demonstrate sensitivity to Iressa (gefitinib) in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 G776delinsVC lung non-small cell carcinoma resistant Gefitinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, non-small cell lung cancer cells harboring ERBB2 (HER2) G776delinsVC demonstrated resistance to treatment with Iressa (gefitinib) in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 Y772_A775dup lung cancer sensitive Afatinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, Gilotrif (afatinib) inhibited Erbb2 (Her2) phosphorylation and downstream signaling in bronchial epithelial cells expressing ERBB2 (HER2) Y772_A775dup (also referred to as A775_G776insYVMA) in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 amp breast cancer sensitive Afatinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, Gilotrif (afatinib) inhibited proliferation of breast cancer cell lines with ERBB2 (HER2) amplification in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 G776delinsLC lung cancer sensitive Afatinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, Gilotrif (afatinib) inhibited Erbb2 (Her2) phosphorylation and downstream signaling in bronchial epithelial cells expressing ERBB2 (HER2) G776delinsLC in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 V659E lung cancer no benefit Gefitinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, bronchial epithelial cells expressing ERBB2 (HER2) V659E did not demonstrate sensitivity to Iressa (gefitinib) in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 G778_P780dup lung cancer no benefit Gefitinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, bronchial epithelial cells expressing ERBB2 (HER2) G778_P780dup (also referred to as P780_Y781insGSP) did not demonstrate sensitivity to Iressa (gefitinib) in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 amp lung non-small cell carcinoma sensitive Afatinib Preclinical - Cell line xenograft Actionable In a preclinical study, Gilotrif (afatinib) inhibited proliferation and induced cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines with ERBB2 (HER2) amplification in culture, and inhibited tumor growth in ERBB2 (HER2)-amplified NSCLC cell line xenograft models (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 V659E lung cancer sensitive Afatinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, Gilotrif (afatinib) inhibited Erbb2 (Her2) phosphorylation and downstream signaling in bronchial epithelial cells expressing ERBB2 (HER2) V659E in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 amp lung squamous cell carcinoma resistant Gefitinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, a lung squamous cell carcinoma cell line with ERBB2 (HER2) amplification demonstrated resistance to treatment with Iressa (gefitinib) in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 G660D lung cancer sensitive Afatinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, Gilotrif (afatinib) inhibited Erbb2 (Her2) phosphorylation and downstream signaling in bronchial epithelial cells expressing ERBB2 (HER2) G660D in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934
ERBB2 G660D lung cancer no benefit Gefitinib Preclinical Actionable In a preclinical study, bronchial epithelial cells cells expressing ERBB2 (HER2) G660D did not demonstrate sensitivity to Iressa (gefitinib) in culture (PMID: 26545934). 26545934