Annotation Detail
Information
- Associated Genes
- EGFR
- Associated Variants
-
EGFR EXON 19 DELETION
(
ENST00000275493.7 )
EGFR EXON 19 DELETION ( ENST00000275493.7 ) - Associated Disease
- lung non-small cell carcinoma
- Source Database
- CIViC Evidence
- Description
- Afatinib, an irreversible inhibitor of the ErbB family of tyrosine kinases has been approved in the US for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have tumours with EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations as detected by a US FDA-approved test
- Variant Origin
- somatic
- Variant Origin
- Somatic
- Evidence URL
- https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/evidence_items/2996
- Gene URL
- https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/genes/19
- Variant URL
- https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/variants/133
- Rating
- 5
- Evidence Type
- Predictive
- Disease
- Lung Non-small Cell Carcinoma
- Evidence Direction
- Supports
- Drug
- Afatinib
- Evidence Level
- A
- Clinical Significance
- Sensitivity/Response
- Pubmed
- 23982599
Drugs
| Drug Name | Sensitivity | Supported |
|---|---|---|
| Afatinib | Sensitivity | true |