Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Targeting EGFR in lung cancer: lessons in signal transduction and treatment-induced mutagenesis
Abstract The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) plays pivotal role in cancer promotion and progression, particularly in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), where activating EGFR mutations drive tumour growth. Targeted therapies, such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), have improved patient survival rates, but resistance inevitably develops through mechanisms ranging from secondary mutations to bypass signalling pathways and histological transformation. A key factor in resistance development is the emergence …