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Table 14. Tumor Characteristics Predictive of Response or Survival Among EGFR-TK Inhibitor Studiesd
| Characteristic |
Favorable Prognostic Factor |
No. of studies indicating an association with response |
References |
No. of studies indicating an association with survival |
References |
| Histologic type |
Adeno vs. non-adeno |
10/17 |
13,25,29,42,48,49,70 |
4/4 |
25,38,42,57 |
| |
BAC vs. non-BAC |
2/4 |
50,71 |
|
|
| |
Adeno/BAC vs. adeno, non-BAC vs. other |
2/2 |
53,56 |
1/1 |
56 |
| |
Papillary vs. non-papillary |
1/1 |
72 |
1/1 |
72 |
| Grade |
Well/moderately vs. poorly differentiated |
|
|
2/2 |
54,73 |
| Stromal invasion |
|
|
|
1/1 |
73 |
| Mucin production |
|
|
|
1/1 |
73 |
| Expression by IHC |
|
|
|
|
|
| EGFR |
Low vs. high |
4/12 |
25,31,50,52,65,72,74-79 |
3/4 |
25,50,73,74 |
| HER2/erbB2 |
2+/3+ vs. 0/1+ |
2/6 |
50,65,70,72,78,80 |
1/2 |
73,80 |
| p-EGFR |
- - |
0/4 |
52,65,72,76 |
0/1 |
81 |
| p-Akt status |
Positive vs. negative |
2/6 |
50-52,63,65,78 |
1/3 |
50,67,70 |
| p-Erk/p-MAPK |
2+/3+ vs. 0/1+ |
3/6 |
50-52,63,65,76 |
1/1 |
73 |
| p-STAT3 |
|
0/1 |
52 |
|
|
| P53 |
|
0/1 |
78 |
|
|
| Ki-67 |
|
1/1 |
65 |
2/2 |
65,73 |
| CYFRA 21-1 |
> 3.5 ng/ml vs. < or = 3.5 ng/ml |
- - |
|
1/2 |
46,67 |
| EGFR mutation |
Mutation vs. wild type |
19/23 |
13,21,42,48-51,66,70,82-93 |
7/11 |
13,42,50,66,67,70,87,89,92,93 |
| KRAS mutation |
Mutation vs. wild type |
1/3 |
21,36,89 |
0/2 |
89,94 |
d Results of multivariable analysis reported in preference to results of univariable analyses when both were available.
Abbreviations: Adeno = adenocarcinoma; Adeno/BAC = adenocarcinoma with bronchoalveolar carcinoma features; BAC = bronchoalveolar carcinoma; EGFR = epidermal growth factor receptor; EGFR-TK = epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase; IHC = immuno histochemistry; No. = number
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