Afatinib Recommended for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Uncommon EGFR Mutations

The preferred first-line treatment for patients with uncommon sensitizing mutations in tumor epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) should now be the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) afatinib, rather than osimertinib, according to Japanese researchers reporting the ACHILLES trial results at the ESMO Congress 2023 held in Madrid. OncTimesTalk correspondent Peter Goodwin talked with Satoru Miura, MD, from the Niigata Cancer Center Hospital in Japan, after he reported his findings at the ESMO meeting.