Research Article

Screening for EGFR Mutations in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Treated with Gefitinib on a Compassionate-Use Program: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group Study

Table 5

Characteristics of patients receiving Gefitinib.

Somatic Mutational SpectrumEGFR
NoAgePrevious Chemo-therapyResponseTTP
(months)
Survival
(months)
RAS
12/13
EGFR Exons 18–21BRAF exon 15MET 5 - 3 exon 14 intro-exon boundariesHer2
Exon20
FISHIHC

138YPD1.258.85WTWTWTWTY781CND0
250YPR2.205.70WTWTWTWTWTNDND
375YSD5.316.46WTWTWTWTWTWT0
459YNE2.662.66WTWTWTWTQ795RWT3
W825X
563YSD12.1312.13WTdelL747-P753insSWTWTWTAmpND
666YPD2.072.43WTWTWTWTWTWT3
763YSD7.749.54WTdelL747-P753insSWTWTWTWT0
872YSD8.4611.70WTR836RWTWTWTAmp3
V843I
962YSD7.848.03WTWTWTWTWTND3
1072YPR3.113.11WTWTWTWTWTWT3
1175YPD5.155.15WTWTWTWTWTAmp2
1266NPR4.1011.64WTWTWTWTWTGain2
1374NPD3.579.15WTWTWTWTWTWT3
1461NPD1.643.74WTWTWTWTWTWT3
1570NCR15.0517.57G12DWTWTWTWTWT3
1669YPD0.8210.75WTWTWTWTWTWT0
1763YPD0.752.89WTWTWTWTWTWT3
1872YNE4.594.59WTWTWTWTWTWT3
1959YSD1.483.80WTWTWTWTWTWT2

Abbreviations: Y: Yes; N: No; IHC: immunohistochemistry; FISH: fluorescent in situ hybridization; ND: not determined; gain: aneuploidy; CR: complete response; PR: partial response; SD: stable disease; PR: progressive disease; NE: not evaluable.