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Immune microenvironment features and efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in non-small cell lung cancer patients with EGFR or HER2 exon 20 insertions.

Kai-Yan ChenGuoqiang PanGuoping ChengFanrong ZhangYanjun XuZhiyu HuangYun Fan
Published in: Thoracic cancer (2020)
NSCLC patients with EGFR/HER2 Ex20ins had similar genomic characteristics and distinct immune features. Patients with EGFR Ex20ins had significantly higher PD-L1 expression than those with HER2 mutations, which may be the potential reason for the different responses to PD-1/PD-L1 blockage.
Keyphrases
  • small cell lung cancer
  • epidermal growth factor receptor
  • tyrosine kinase
  • advanced non small cell lung cancer
  • brain metastases
  • stem cells
  • copy number
  • risk assessment
  • dna methylation