Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
EGFR
Associated Variants
EGFR p.Leu858Arg (p.L858R) ( ENST00000275493.7, ENST00000450046.2, ENST00000455089.5 )
EGFR p.Leu858Arg (p.L858R) ( ENST00000275493.7, ENST00000450046.2, ENST00000455089.5 )
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/2997
Gene URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/genes/19
Variant URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/variants/33
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 NameSensitivitySupported
AfatinibSensitivitytrue