1. Introduction
To date, the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is strictly related to molecular profiling, which has allowed the development of target therapies that have changed the natural history of this disease in recent decades. The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR)-activating mutations are the most common molecular aberrations in NSCLC, being present in 15% of the Caucasian population and up to 50% of the Asian population with advanced NSCLC [1,2]. Exon 19 deletion or L858R point mutation in exon 21, also known as “common mutation”, account for about 90% of these mutations [2]. EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been demonstrated to be superior over classical chemotherapy in this population and represent the standard of care for EGFR-mutated NSCLC [3,4,5]. The secondary mutation of T790M is the most commonly acquired resistance mechanism to first- and second-generation EGFR TKIs and it develops in over half of patients [6,7,8]. T790M is a gatekeeper mutation that increases the affinity for ATP in the ATP-binding domain of EGFR. As a result, it reduces the potency of first- and second-generation EGFR TKIs that have an ATP-competitive mechanism of action [9]. To overcome this resistance mechanism, third-generation TKI have been developed. Osimertinib is the most used third-generation TKI designed to target both EGFR-sensitising mutations and T790M in a selective way [10]. Originally, osimertinib was approved only in EGFR T790M-positive mutation NSCLC patients progressing following EGFR TKI therapy [8]. Later, the FLAURA study demonstrated a significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) compared to treatment with first-generation EGFR TKIs [11]. Additionally, an improved tolerability profile (due to high selectivity against mutant vs. wild-type EGFR) and substantial central nervous system activity made osimertinib a widely adopted treatment even in the first-line setting, regardless of whether T790M is present [11,12].
Unfortunately, patients inescapably develop secondary resistance, which constitutes a critical challenge due to the scarcity of post-osimertinib pharmacological options available. The resistance mechanisms to a third-generation TKI are complex and not fully understood, with some differences depending on whether osimertinib is the first- or second-line treatment [13,14]. Understanding the resistance mechanisms to osimertinib and the possible treatment options available is essential in choosing the subsequent therapy strategy, largely because of upfront setting anticipation of osimertinib. The purpose of this review is to give a usable overview of our current knowledge about the emerging resistance mechanisms to osimertinib in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC and relevant therapeutic options.
2. Acquired Resistance to Osimertinib
The acquired resistance mechanisms to osimertinib may be either dependent (-“on target”) or independent (-“off-target”) of the EGFR. In the first case, tumour cell proliferation remains directly linked to EGFR signalling. In off-target resistance, other parallel molecular pathways circumvent EGFR signalling. The resistance mechanisms to osimertinib appear to be analogous in the first- and second-line settings [15]. Nevertheless, the off-target mechanism of resistance may be more relevant in first-line osimertinib than in later-line treatment, in which tumour cells have previously displayed dependence on EGFR through T790M mutation [16].
The plasma analysis of circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) by NGS in the FLAURA and AURA3 studies in patients with progressive disease during osimertinib therapy provided us the majority of available data [13,14].
Table 1 summarises the ongoing clinical trial in pretreated EGFR-mutant metastatic NSCLC.
Figure 1 summarises the acquired resistance mechanism to osimertinib in first- and second-line treatment.
2.1. EGFR On-Target Alterations
2.1.1. T790M Loss
In 50–60% of patients treated with first- or second-generation TKI, the somatic mutation of resistance p.Thr790Met (T790M) develops, resulting from a gatekeeper mutation in exon20 of EGFR [17]. T790M causes steric hindering of the binding to their connected ATP-binding site on EGFR of an ATP-competitive kinase inhibitor (first- and second-generation TKI), but irreversible inhibitors (third-generation TKIs) overcome this resistance simply through covalent binding [9]. More precisely, osimertinib irreversibly and covalently binds the cysteine-797 residue in the ATP binding pocket of EGFR, regardless the hindering of T790M. Furthermore, since osimertinib creates an irreversible link with the ATP pocket of the EGFR it is able to overcome the increased affinity of ATP determined by the T790M mutation [10]. Data from the AURA3 trial highlight that about 50% of patients who received second-line osimertinib (and 100% of whom developed a dependent EGFR tertiary mutation) at the time of progression preserved the T790M mutation [13]. In the remaining cases, resistance to osimertinib commonly showed the loss of T790M and was frequently associated with the development of KRAS mutation, gene fusions, histological transformation and other rarer mechanisms [13,18]. Interestingly, earlier resistance and poorer survival was associated with T790M loss [18,19]. As expected, at progression to front-line osimertinib treatment no evidence of T790M mutation occurred [14] and, given the anticipation of osimertinib in the first-line setting, the incidence of T790M is likely to become less and less relevant.
2.1.2. C797x
In EGFRm/T790M patients, second-line treatment with osimertinib can lead to the emergence of the so-called EGFR “triple mutant”. The most common tertiary EGFR mutation is the point mutation C797 in exon 20 and it accounts for 15–26% of cases of resistance to second-line osimertinib treatment [11,13,20]. The most commonly found substituted amino acid is serine (C797S), and glycine (C797G) has been anecdotally reported [20,21]. Indeed, the bond to the residue C797 in the ATP pocket is how osimertinib exceeds the T790M resistance [22,23]. Moreover, it is the second most recurrent resistance mechanism (7%) after MET amplification in first-line osimertinib [14]. Case reports have described that in the absence of T790M mutation, cancer cells harbouring C797S mutation maintain first- and second-generation EGFR TKI sensitivity [24]. The same is true in cases where C797S mutation coexists in a different allele with T790M (trans)—if the C797S mutation is in the same allele (cis), as in most T790M mutated cases, sensitivity to first and second-generation TKI is lost [22,25]. Two case reports reported patients with EGFR C797S mutation located in trans with T790M who experienced an initial response with the association of a first-generation TKIs and osimertinib [25,26]. Additionally, in vitro and in vivo activity of fourth-generation EGFR TKIs, alone or in combination with osimertinib, have been demonstrated. These new generation of EGFR TKIs such as EAI045, JBJ-04-125-02 and BLU-945, overcome both T790M and C797S mutations. However, they still have not been assessed in a clinical trial [27,28,29]. Moreover, the addition of the ALK inhibitor brigatinib to a fourth-generation EGFR TKI has revealed in vivo activity in triple-mutant EGFR/T790M/C797S [30]. Interestingly, amivantamab (a bispecific anti-EGFR and anti-MET inhibitor) showed response in patients with coexisting C797S mutation and MET amplification [31] and brigatinib plus cetuximab may be an efficacious therapy option in patients with T790M/cisC797S mutations resistant to osimertinib [32]. BDTX-1535, an orally available, highly potent, selective, irreversible inhibitor of allosteric EGFR alterations (NCT05256290), BLU-945, a selective EGFR inhibitor, as monotherapy or in combination with osimertinib [NCT04862780], BLU-701 in monotherapy or in combination with bot osimertinib or platinum-based chemotherapy (NCT05153408) are currently in testing in phase I/II clinical trials (Table 1).
2.1.3. Other EGFR Tertiary Mutations
EXON 18. Mutation in L718Q/V residue interacts directly with osimertinib in the EGFR kinase domain of the ATP binding site [33]. Of note, NSCLC with EGFR L858R/T790M/L718Q/V mutation are resistant to all EGFR-TKIs but L858R/L718Q/V (commonly found in patients who develop resistance to osimertinib [34]) seems to retain sensibility to afatinib [35]. Furthermore, the rare G724S mutation has been outlined as a resistance mechanism to second-line osimertinib [36]. In a subgroup of EGFR T790M negative but G724S mutated and osimertinib-resistant patients, Fassunke et al. demonstrated in vitro that afatinib reduces tumour growth of G724S driven cells [37].
EXON 20. G796R/D and L792 mutations were anecdotally reported in NSCLC treated with osimertinib and sterically hindered it, but drug sensitiveness against these newly on-target resistance mechanisms mandates additional investigations [36]. In vitro, double mutant T790M/M766Q are resistant to osimertinib but sensitive to neratinib and poziotinib (dual inhibitors of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and EGFR kinase) [38].
2.2. EGFR Off-Target Alteration
2.2.1. MET Amplification
MET amplification is one of the most common mechanisms of acquired resistance to osimertinib, with a prevalence of 19% and 15% of patients, respectively, receiving second- and first-line therapy [13,14,18]. MET amplification bypasses EGFR by causing persistent activation of downstream signalling paths mediated by phospho-inositide 3-kinase (PIK3CA), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) [39]. At present, MET amplification is generally defined as the presence of a MET gene copy number of ≥5 or a MET/CEP7 ratio of ≥2 [18]. So far, there is an absence of agreement on the definition of MET amplification detected by next-generation sequencing (NGS) in liquid biopsy, and NGS or fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) to detect MET amplification should be carried out on all biopsies performed to define osimertinib resistance. NGS allows the parallel identification of single-nucleotide variants, rearrangements, deletions, insertions, copy number variations, and the definition of distinct thresholds [21,40]. However, not all NGS-based assays control for CEP7; consequently, a detected increase in copy number may actually be a polysomy instead of a proper MET amplification. [41]. Therefore, FISH is advised if NGS does not expressly assess for gene copy number gain [42]. MET amplification may emerge with or without T790M loss in the second-line osimertinib setting. In 7% of cases, it co-occurs with the tertiary mutation EGFR C797S [13] and is also potentially associated with CDK6 and BRAF amplification [43]. Preclinical evidence shows the osimertinib resistance in EGFR-mutated cell lines with MET amplification could be overcome by the concomitant use of MET inhibitors with afatinib [44]. Case reports suggested that combining crizotinib (a TKI with dual anti ALK and MET activity) with osimertinib or erlotinib might get over MET-mediated resistance [45,46,47]. Various combinations of EGFR and MET TKI are currently under investigation. Recently, data have been published from an interim analysis of the phase study Ib TATTON, which investigates the combination osimertinib-savolitinib, a MET TKI, in patients with MET amplification defined as MET gene copy number ≥ 5 or MET:CEPT7 ≥ 2. An objective response rate (ORR) of 30% and a PFS of 5.4 months were obtained in third-generation EGFR TKI pretreated patients, reaching 64–67% and 9–11 months, respectively, in third-generation EGFR TKI-naïve patients based on the different cohorts analyzed [48]. Phase II trials with this combination are currently ongoing (NCT03778229 (SAVANNAH), NCT03944772 (ORCHARD)). Two phase I/II studies tested the combination of the first-generation gefitinib with a MET inhibitor. The association of capmatinib with gefitinib obtained an ORR of 27% and an increased ORR of 47% was seen in patients with MET gene copy number ≥ 6 [49]. Similarly, the combination of tepotinib with gefitinib resulted in longer PFS and OS in compared to chemotherapy in the INSIGHT trial [50]. Initial results from the CHRYSALIS phase I trial, still ongoing, showed an ORR of 36% and a mPFS of 4.9 months in the osimertinib-resistant cohort was described with amivantamab combined with lazertinib (third-generation EGFR TKI, brain-penetrant) [51]. At the recent ASCO 2022 Annual meeting, updated results of pretreated cohort has been presented. At a median follow up of about 8 months, an ORR of 36% was confirmed in patients pretreated with first- or second-line osimertinib, with a clinical benefit rate of 58% and a median duration of response (mDoR) not reached. Moreover, in patients heavily pretreated with at least osimertinib plus a platinum-based chemotherapy, an ORR of 29% with a mDoR of 8.6 months was described. A manageable safety profile was confirmed [52].
Telisotuzumab vedotin is a MET-directed antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) that is in testing in a currently ongoing phase 1/1b study NCT02099058 in monotherapy or combination with osimertinib, erlotinib or nivolumab in patient harboring cMET overexpression after prior osimertinib therapy. In the interim analysis, the encouraging results of an ORR of 58% observed for the combination of telisotuzumab vedotin with osimertinib and an acceptable safety profile were presented at the ASCO 2022 annual meeting [53].
Other ongoing clinical trials targeting MET amplification are listed in Table 1.
2.2.2. HER2 Amplification
Another off-target mechanism that bypasses EGFR through the activation of downstream PI3K–Akt and MAPK/pathways is the overexpression of ErbB2, a tyrosine kinase receptor encoded by the HER2 gene. In patients who developed resistance to second-line and first-line osimertinib, HER2 amplification was detected in 5% and 2% of cases, respectively. Interestingly, HER2 amplification is mutually exclusive with T790M [13,14]. HER2 amplification resistance was sensitive to osimertinib plus the ADC anti-HER2 trastuzumab-emtansine (TDM1) in preclinical models. Recently, Li et al. demonstrated activity of TDM1 even in patients with EGFR-mutated HER2 amplification NSCLC who experienced disease progression on previous EGFR TKI [54]. Moreover, they described that ADC switching from TDM1 to trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), holding a distinct cytotoxic payload, achieves durable responses in a NSCLC patient that developed resistance to T-DM1 [54]. The TRAEMOS phase I/II trial is investigating the osimertinib–TDM1 combination in patients who progressed to an EGFR TKI gaining HER2 amplification (NCT03784599).
2.2.3. RAS/MAPK Pathway Mutations
KRAS mutation or amplification and NRAS, MEK1 and BRAF mutation have all been reported as acquired resistance to osimertinib [39]. In the FLAURA trial, variable mutations of NRAS (e.g., E63K mutation) and KRAS (G12S, G13D, Q61R, Q61K, G12D mutations) were discovered in 3% and 1% of patients who progressed on first-line and second-line treatment, respectively [14,43]. BRAF V600E mutation was found in about 3% of cases, with or without T790M, both in first- and second-line osimertinib [13,14,18]. Furthermore, BRAF V600E mutation coexisting with MET amplification as resistance mechanisms to first-line osimertinib therapy was reported [55]. BRAF V600E-mutated cell lines after osimertinib treatment showed sensitivity to combining a BRAF inhibitor (encorafenib) and osimertinib [56]. Likewise, Xie et al. proved that osimertinib combined with vemurafenib (a BRAF inhibitor) effectively overcame BRAF V600E-mediated osimertinib resistance [57]. Furthermore, both in vitro and in vivo, salumetinib (a MEK inhibitor) combined with osimertinib has been proven to overcome TKI resistance caused by NRAS mutations, although further evidence of this combination is required [58]. The association of dabrafenib and trametinib in BRAF V600E mutated NSCLC, including EGFR-mutated patients who progressed to an EGFR TKI is currently under investigation (NCT04452877).
2.2.4. PI3K Pathway Mutations
Activation of PI3K, either via PIK3CA mutations (E454K, E542K, R88Q, N345K, E418K) or PTEN deletion, is involved in 4–11% of patients who progressed to osimertinib [18]. Because of PIK3CA has a role in several oncogenic pathways in NSCLC, in contrast to other oncogenic driver mutations which are generally mutually exclusive, PIK3CA mutation is frequently contextual to other oncogenic gene mutations [59]. In patients with associated PIK3CA and EGFR mutations treated with EGFR TKI monotherapy no significant dissimilarities in clinical results were recorded [59]. To our knowledge, no targeted therapy against PIK3CA mutation has demonstrated clinical benefit thus far.
2.2.5. Oncogenic Fusions: FGFR3, RET, NTRK
Chromosomal rearrangements involving driver oncogenes, namely the oncogenic fusions, have been identified mainly in second-line osimertinib resistance (4–7%) [13,18]. Oncogenic fusions include but are not limited to ALK (SBTBN1-ALK, only in first-line osimertinib resistance, PLEKHA7-ALK), BRAF (AGK-BRAF, PCBP2-BRAF, ESYT2-BRAF, BAIAP2L1-BRAF), FGFR (FGFR3-TACC3), NTRK (NTRK-TMP3), RET (RET-ERC1, CCD&-RET, NCOA4-RET) and ROS1 (GOPC-ROS1) [13,14,18,60]. Zeng et al. reported that in a GOPC-ROS1 rearranged patients, a combination of crizotinib and osimertinib was proven effective and well tolerated [60]. Piotrowska et al. published the experience of two patients with acquired CCDC6-RET fusion who had rapid responses to the combination of osimertinib–RET inhibitor (BLU-667) [61]. Moreover, in a series of 12 patients and in a case report with RET fusions as mechanism of osimertinib resistance the combination of osimertinib and the RET inhibitor selpercatinib was feasible and achieved radiological response [62,63]. One patient in progression to osimertinib who developed PLEKHA7-ALK fusion obtained a durable response with the addition of alectinib (an ALK TKI) to osimertinib. The combination therapy targeting EGFR and the acquired fusion achieved clinical benefits in numerous patients [64]. Another brief report showed that in two patients with ALK-AML4 fusion, osimertinib association with both crizotinib and alectinib obtained disease control [65]. Although the data come from case reports or small series, they are encouraging to think about in the development of target therapy combinations even in this setting.
2.2.6. Cell Cycle Alterations
Plasma analysis of the studies AURA3 and FLAURA found that 10% of resistance mutations in first-line osimertinib and 12% in second-line treatment are represented by alteration of cell cycle-related genes. These include amplification or mutations in cyclin D1/2 and E1 genes, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 and CDK inhibitor 2A genes [13,14]. The combination of CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib and osimertinib overcame the acquired resistance of osimertinib in cell lines [66]. Analogously, La Monica et al. provided preclinical evidence for employing abemaciclib (monotherapy or in addition to osimertinib) to overcome resistance in patients progressing to first-line osimertinib. They also suggested the combination of osimertinib and abemaciclib as a potential approach to prevent or delay resistance to osimertinib in first-line therapy [67]. Ongoing clinical trials are listed in Table 1.
2.2.7. Other Mechanisms
Anexelekto (AXL) belongs to the receptor tyrosine kinase family, implicated in cell proliferation, survival and migration. Upregulated AXL interacting with EGFR and HER3 induces intrinsic and acquired osimertinib resistance [68]. In cell lines, the combination of osimertinib and cabozantinib has been reported to overcome osimertinib resistance [68]. Moreover, several authors have suggested the preclinical efficiency of using AXL inhibitors combined with osimertinib on cell lines resistant to osimertinib, making it an attractive pharmacological target [69,70,71].
Aberrant activation of the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGFR1R) has been suggested as one non-genetic cause of third-generation EGFR TKI resistance in T790M mutated NSCLC [72]. Adding an IGFR1 inhibitor to osimertinib might efficaciously overcome the acquired resistance to osimertinib elicited by IGF1R activation [73].
Patritumumab deruxtecan is an ADC directed against HER3 (ErBB3), another often-overexpressed receptor in EGFR-mutated NSCLC. HER3 alterations do not directly mediate resistance to EGFR-TKIs, but HER3 activates oncogenic signalling pathways, including PI3K and MAPK. Nevertheless, patritumab deruxtecan, in a phase I clinical trials in osimertinib-resistant patients, achieved a response rate of 39%, irrespective of the underlying resistance mechanism. HER3-directed ADC might provide a future agnostic treatment alternative for the TKI resistance mechanism of EGFR [74]. A prospective clinical trial is currently ongoing, testing patrimumab deruxtecan in combination with osimertinib in patients progressing to first-line osimertinib (NCT04676477).
2.2.8. Histological Transformation
Unlike mutational gene status, a study of tissue samples/re-biopsy is required to assess the existence of histologic transformation as an acquired resistance mechanism to osimertinib. The histologic conversion from EGFR-mutated NSCLC into small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has been recorded in 14% of patients progressing to first-line osimertinib and in 4–15% of patients experiencing disease progression in the second-line setting [6,18,61]. Notably, the risk of SCLC transformation has been significantly associated with the contemporary presence of RB1 and TP53 mutations, while no SCLC cases were recorded in wild-type patients [75,76]. Therefore, for lack of other resistance mechanisms, a liquid biopsy positive for RB1 or TP53 alterations may imply that a tissue re-biopsy should be considered to search for SCLC transformation. Likewise, in about 15% of patients receiving both first- and second-line osimertinib, squamous cell transformation is described [77]. Both in SCLC and squamous transformation, the original EGFR-mutation is retained [75,78]. Currently, for EGFR-mutant NSCLC with transformed histology, which generally has a worse prognosis as a consequence of intrinsic resistance mechanisms, there are no target therapies or therapeutic strategies validated [75,76]. Histology-driven chemotherapy would remain the standard of care in this patient subgroup even if traditional systemic chemotherapy yielded limited efficacy, notwithstanding some evidence of efficacy of platinum-etoposide chemotherapy—but no immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)—in SCLC-transformed NSCLC [75,76,79]. Of note, the association of a PARP inhibitor (niraparib) and anti PDL1 durvalumab is currently under investigation in SCLC-transformed EGFR-mutated NSCLC (NCT04538378).
Resistance to osimertinib has also been described in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and over-expression of its transcription factor TWIST-1 by NSCLC cells. The assumption of a mesenchymal phenotype confers migratory capacity to the cells through the loss of the expression of cadherin in favor of vimentin [80]. In the preclinical setting, TWIST-1 inhibitors are under investigation [81].
3. New First-Line Combinations Aming to Prevent the Onset of Resistance
Because in up to 40–50% of cases, there are currently no known detectable changes and as osimertinib is the first-line choice TKI and chemotherapy is the second standard line, the researchers are studying the possibility of preventing the emergence of resistance to third-generation EGFR TKI by combining, in various ways, TKI, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy in the front-line setting. Ongoing clinical trials in this setting are listed in Table 2.
3.1. Chemotherapy
Clinical data support the superiority in terms of PFS, of the combination of a first-generation TKI and chemotherapy versus EGFR TKI monotherapy [82,83,84]. Moreover, the osimertinib–chemotherapy combination had a good safety profile and demonstrated promising control of central nervous system (CNS) disease in a group of patients who progressed systemically to at least two lines of therapy, including an EGFR TKI [85]. The ongoing phase III trial FLAURA2 compares first-line osimertinib plus a platinum-pemetrexed based chemotherapy with osimertinib alone in EGFR-mutated NSCLC. The first results published encouragingly demonstrated manageable safety and tolerability of this combination [86]. Additionally, a study designed to prevent SCLC transformation is combining platinum–etoposide chemotherapy plus osimertinib in the first-line setting for EGFR-mutated NSCLC with concurrent RB1 and TP53 mutations (NCT03567642).
3.2. VEGF Inhibitors
Another association of interest is between EGFR TKI and an antiangiogenic agent. The rationale is that VEGF signalling is regulated by EGFR expression and shares common downstream pathways; conversely, an EGFR independent VEGF up-regulation is supposed to promote resistance to EGFR inhibition. [87]. Even if the exact mechanism is currently not well understood, there is preclinical evidence that VEGF/VEGF receptor inhibition boosts EGFR TKI activity [88]. Various trials demonstrate a significant PFS benefit, but not translated into OS advantage, with first-generation EGFR TKI and the anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody bevacizumab or the monoclonal antibody targeting VEGF receptor 2 ramucirumab [89,90,91]. To date, the association in the second-line of bevacizumab and osimertinib in T790M patients failed to show prolongation of PFS vs. osimertinib alone [92], but other clinical trials are ongoing in the first-line setting (Table 1). Nishio et al. recently reported data from the RELAY+ phase III trial in which ramucirumab plus gefitinib achieved a positive 1-year PFS rate with a manageable safety profile in Asian patients in a first-line setting [93]. Data from a concluded phaseI/II study of combination osimertinib and bevacizumab in first-line EGFR mutant NSCLC are awaited (NCT02803203).
3.3. First-Generation TKI
In the absence of T790M mutation development, the on-target EGFR resistance mechanism to osimertinib seems to maintain sensitivity to first- and second-generation EGFR TKI. Consequently, combining a previous generation of TKI with osimertinib could potentially prevent on-target resistance [21]. Concurrent osimertinib plus gefitinib in the first-line setting was safe and obtained an objective response rate consistent with previously reported first-line osimertinib. However, survival outcomes and acquired resistance mechanism results are still awaited [94].
3.4. Alternative Pathways Inhibitors
To avoid the emergence of off-target resistance mechanism various strategies trying to co-target EGFR and alternative pathways are under investigation in several clinical trials (Table 1). Among these are awaited with particular interest the result of the amivantamab–lazertinib combination. Besides the CHRYSALIS phase I study mentioned above, two phase III clinical trials are currently ongoing. The MARIPOSA study (NCT04487080) compares the efficacy and safety of amivantamab–lazertinib combination therapy versus single-agent osimertinib and the AMIGO-1 trial evaluates the combination of amivantamab–lazertinib with platinum-pemetrexed based chemotherapy in treatment naïve EGFR-mutated NSCLC (NCT05299125).
3.5. Immunotherapy
EGFR-mutant NSCLC patients have historically been excluded from most first-line trials with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Previous evidence suggested that PD-L1 expression does not predict benefit in EGFR-mutant NSCLC [95]. Data from Impower130 showed that the addition of anti-PDL1 atezolizumab to chemotherapy does not improve survival in mutated EGFR patients, while from the Impower150 study comes the suggestion that there may be a certain synergy of the anti-VEGF and-PDL1 inhibitors since the addition of bevacizumab to atezolizumab and chemotherapy gave a survival benefit in this population [96,97]. More recently, the final exploratory analysis of Impower150 reported OS benefits for the atezolizumab–bevacizumab–carboplatin–paclitaxel combination against bevacizumab–carboplatin–paclitaxel therapy in patients with sensitising EGFR mutations and with liver metastases. Although exploratory, and therefore to be interpreted with caution, these data support a possible use of this combination at the forefront, even if there is no comparison with the standard current therapy with EGFR TKI [98].
No data are currently available in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC in progression after osimertinib. To elucidate this, the phase III trial KEYNOTE 789 is currently testing the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab in addition to platinum–pemetrexed-based chemotherapy specifically in EGFR-mutated NSCLC in progression after an EGFR TKI, osimertinib included (NCT03515837). The combination of osimertinib with the anti-PDL1 durvalumab investigated in the TATTON study was burdened with high rates of immune-mediated adverse events and, in particular, interstitial lung disease, leading to premature termination of enrollment in this study and in the CAURAL phase III study (NCT02454933) [99]. A meta-analysis of adverse events in combination EGFR TKI and ICIs in advanced EGFR-mutant NSCLC confirmed that the joint incidences of gastrointestinal grade 3 skin and adverse events and ILD were significantly higher in combination therapy than in osimertinib monotherapy, limiting future clinical development of this association [100].
4. Conclusions
The optimal subsequent treatment after the progression to osimertinib must be tailored according to sites of progression and resistance mechanisms. In patients with limited progression sites, either in the brain or other organs, data support the beyond-progression osimertinib treatment with definitive local therapy, such as stereotactic radiotherapy or surgery of sites of oligo-progression [15,101] and other ongoing clinical trials such as NRG LU002 and SARON are ongoing with the same rationale (NCT03137771, NCT02417662).
In patients requiring a change in systemic therapy, although the standard of treatment is still platinum-based chemotherapy, strategies targeting specific resistance mechanisms are showing promising results, and they should be encouraging access to clinical trials with specific agents targeted at resistance alterations [102].
To date, for assessing osimertinib-resistance mechanisms, the gold standard remains a tissue re-biopsy, which allows histological evaluation, NGS, and an RNA-based fusion panel analysis. If tissue biopsy is not feasible, the ctDNA analysis (liquid biopsy) can be assessed, but it must be taken into account that not all cancers have a ctDNA shedding detectable [18], that histological transformation cannot be detected in liquid biopsy samples [77], and that oncogenic fusions and acquired gene amplifications are not always surely detected by available ctDNA testing. The tissue biopsy should be reconsidered if the ctDNA does not identify the basal EGFR mutation or resistance mechanisms. More comprehensive data are awaited from the ELIOS study (NCT03239340). Plasma genotyping and paired tumour biopsy from patients treated with first-line osimertinib will be analyzed by NGS to assess resistance mechanism.
In a first-line osimertinib-relapsed setting, the molecular-driven designed phase II ORCHARD platform trial is testing different agents in combination with osimertinib, according to the identified TKI resistance mechanism. They include, but are not limited to, savolitinib, gefitinib, necitumumab or others in the case of MET alteration, C797X mutation, EGFR amplification or no biomarker, respectively (NCT03944772). Considering the tropism of the oncogene disease addicted to the diffusion of the brain, the results of the phase 3 study COMPEL (NCT04765059) will be very interesting, evaluating the continuation of osimertinib or placebo with platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutated metastatic NSCLC who responded to first-line osimertinib therapy and subsequently experienced radiological, extracranial disease progression, with stratification based on the presence or absence of specific endpoint encephalic metastases for CNS outcomes. Regardless of the identification of a biomarker, the combination of osimertinib with necitumumab, a highly selective monoclonal antibody against EGFR, was shown to be active and safe in patients with advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC pre-treated with osimertinib in the first-line setting in a phase I study recently presented [103]. Although further studies are warranted, this could be another approach to be explored.
To conclude, after the failure of osimertinib treatment, access to clinical trials, subject to an extensive evaluation of the genomic profile, should be granted to all patients, not only to allow a potential treatment tailored on the basis of the resistance mechanism identified but also to delve deeper into the knowledge of the resistance mechanisms themselves.
Conceptualization E.B.; resources, E.B.; writing—original draft preparation, E.B.; writing—review and editing, E.B., A.D.C., E.D.C., B.S.; visualization, E.B., A.D.C., E.D.C., B.S., A.R., K.F., A.B., M.S.; supervision, E.B., A.B., M.S. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
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Enlarge this image.Figure 1. Acquired resistance mechanism to osimertinib in first- and second-line treatment. Amp—amplification; SCLC—small cell lung cancer; squamous CC—squamous cell carcinoma.
Selection of ongoing clinical trials in osimertinib-pretreated EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC.
| NCT Identifier | Phase | Drug(S) Class | Population | Treatment Arms | Status | Primary Endpoint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT05256290 | I | Selective 4th gen EGFR TKI | NSCLC with acquired resistance EGFR mutation (eg, C797S) in the absence of concurrent T790M. |
BDTX-1535 | recruiting | DLT |
| NCT04862780 |
I/II | Selective 4th gen EGFR TKI | NSCLC harboring EGFR T790M and/or C797S mutation |
BLU-945 as monotherapy and BLU-945 in combination with osimertinib | recruiting | DLT |
| NCT05153408 |
I/II | Selective 4th gen EGFR TKI |
EGFRm NSCLC, EGFR C797X in part 2 |
BLU-701 as monotherapy or in combination with either osimertinib or platinum-based chemotherapy | recruiting | MTD |
| NCT02496663 | I | Anti-EGFR mAb |
EGFR NSCLC |
Necitumumab + osimertinib | active, not recruiting | MTD |
| NCT03944772 |
II | MET inhibitor |
EGFRm NSCLC |
Biomarker driven: |
recruiting | ORR |
| NCT02609776 |
I | Anti EGFR+ MET mAb |
EGFRm NSCLC naïve or pretreated with TKI |
Amivantamab + Lazertinib + Carboplatin + Pemetrexed | recruiting | DLT, AE, ORR, DOR, clinical benefit rate |
| NCT04816214 |
III | MET inhibitor |
EGFR+, T790M-, MET amplification NSCLC |
Capmatinib + osimertinib | recruiting | DLT |
| NCT03940703 |
II | MET inhibitor |
EGFR+, MET amplification NSCLC |
Tepotinib + osimertinib | recruiting | DLT |
| NCT03778229 |
II | MET TKI |
EGFRm+/MET+ NSCLC |
Osimertinib + savolitinib | recruiting | ORR |
| NCT05261399 |
III | MET inhibitor |
EGFR NSCLC MET-overexpressed and/or amplified |
Savolitinib + osimertinib vs. platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy | not yet recruiting | PFS |
| NCT02099058 | I | MET-directed ADC |
EGFR+/MET+ NSCLC |
Telisotuzumab vedotin |
recruiting | safety |
| NCT04042701 | I | HER3-directed ADC |
HER2+ breast cancer and NSCLC |
Trastuzumab deruxtecan + Pembrolizumab | recruiting | DLT, ORR |
| NCT03784599 |
II | HER2-directed ADC | EGFR+ HER2+ NSCLC |
TDM1 + osimertinib | recruiting | safety, ORR |
| NCT05338970 | III | HER3-directed ADC | EGFR+ NSCLC |
Patritumab Deruxtecan |
recruiting | PFS |
| NCT04619004 |
II | HER3-directed ADC | EGFR+ NSCLC |
Patritumab deruxtecan | recruiting | ORR |
| NCT04676477 | I | HER3-directed ADC | EGFR+ NSCLC |
Patritumab deruxtecan + osimertinib | recruiting | DLT, afety |
| NCT03260491 | I | HER3-directed ADC | EGFR+ NSCLC |
U3-1402 | active, not ecruiting | DLT, ORR |
| NCT04452877 | II | BRAF + MEK inhibitors | BRAF V600E NSCLC |
Dabrafenib + trametinib | recruiting | ORR |
| NCT04545710 | II | CDK4/6 inhibitor |
EGFR+ NSCLC |
Abemaciclib + osimertinib | recruiiting | 6 months-PFS |
| NCT03455829 | I/II | CDK4/6 inhibitor |
EGFR+ NSCLC |
Lerociclib + Osimertinib | active, not recruiting | DLT |
| NCT02729298 | I | AXL inhibitor | Solid tumors including EGFR+ NSCLC |
TP-0903 | active, not recruiting | DLT |
| NCT03891615 | I | PARP inhibitor | EGFR+ NSCLC |
Niraparib + osimertinib | recruiting | MTD |
| NCT04538378 | II | PARP inhibitor |
EGFR+ NSCLC transformed into SCLC in progression to platinum-based chemotherapy |
Niraparib + durvalumab | recruiting | best overall response |
| NCT04484142 |
II | HER3-directed ADC | EGFR, ALK, ROS1, NTRK, BRAF, MET exon 14 skipping, or RET positive NSCLC |
DS-1062a | active, not recruiting | ORR |
| NCT04765059 |
III | Chemotherapy |
EGFRm+NSCLC in extracranial disease progression |
Platinum/pemetrexed/osimertinib vs. platinum/pemetrexed | recruiting | PFS |
| NCT04438902 | II | Anti-VEGFR TKI |
EGFRm+/T790M NSCLC with gradual progression on osimertinib |
Anlotinib + osimertinib | recruiting | PFS |
| NCT04405674 | II | Anti-PD1 |
EGFRm+ NSCLC |
Tislelizumab + carboplatin + nabpaclitaxel followed by tislelizumab + pemetrexed manteinance therapy | recruiting | 1 y-PFS rate |
| NCT02864251 | III | Anti-PDL1 |
EGFRm+/T790M- NSCLC |
Nivolumab + platinum + pemetrexed vs. nivolumab + ipilimumab vs. platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy | active, not recruiting | PFS |
Gen—generation; PFS—progression-free survival; mAb—monoclonal antibody; TKI—tyrosine kinase inhibitors; DLT—dose-limiting toxicity; MTD—maximum tolerated dose; ORR—objective response rate.
Ongoing clinical trials in treatment naïve EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC.
| NCT Identifier | Phase | Drug(s) Class | Population | Treatment Arms | Status | Primary Endpoint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT05299125 |
II | Anti-EGFR+ MET mAb |
Advanced NSCLC with common EGFR sensitising mutation | Amivantamab + Lazertinib + carboplatin + pemetrexed | Not yet recruiting | 18 months PFS rate |
| NCT03865511 |
II | 3rd gen EGFR TKI | Advanced NSCLC with common EGFR sensitising mutation | osimertinib | recruiting | Genetic profile at disease progression in EGFRm+ compared to baseline |
| NCT04487080 |
III | Anti-EGFR+ MET mAb |
Advanced NSCLC with common EGFR sensitising mutation | Amivantamb + Lazertinib vs. osimertinib | recruiting | PFS |
| NCT04248829 |
III | 3rd gen EGFR TKI |
Advanced NSCLC with common EGFR sensitising mutation | Lazertininb + gefitinib | Active, not recruiting | PFS |
| NCT04181060 |
III | Anti-VEGF mAb |
Advanced NSCLC with EGFR sensitising mutation (uncommon included) | Bevacizumab + osimertinib | recruiting | PFS |
| NCT03909334 | II | Anti-VEGFR2 mAb |
Advanced NSCLC with EGFR sensitising mutation (uncommon included) | Osimertinib + ramucirumab vs. osimertinib | recruiting | PFS |
| NCT04035486 |
III | 3rd gen EGFR TKI |
Advanced NSCLC with EGFR sensitising mutation | Osimertinib + platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy vs. osimertinib | Active, not recruiting | PFS |
| NCT03567642 | I | 3rd gen EGFR TKI |
Advanced EGFR+ NSCLC with concurrent RB1 and TP53 Alterations | Platinum-etoposide + osimertinib | recruiting | MTD |
| NCT03392246 | II | MEK inhibitor |
Advanced NSCLC with EGFR sensitising mutation | Osimertinib + salumetinib | recruiting | Best objective response |
| NCT04695925 | III | 3rd gen EGFR TKI |
Advanced EGFR+ NSCLC with concurrent TP53 mutation | Osimertinib vs. Osimertinib + carboplatin + pemetrexed | Not yet recruiting | PFS |
| NCT02971501 | II | Anti-VEGF mAb |
Advanced NSCLC with EGFR sensitising mutation with brain metastasis | Bevacizumab + osimertinib | Active, not recruiting | PFS |
| NCT02954523 | I/II | BCR/AbL inhibitor |
Advanced NSCLC with EGFR sensitising mutation (uncommon included) | Dasatinib + Osimertinib | Active, not recruiting | Safety |
| NCT03122717 | I/II | 3rd gen EGFR TKI |
Advanced NSCLC with EGFR sensitising mutation | Osimertinib + gefitinib | Active, not recruiting | Number of patients completing combination therapy for 6 × 28 day cycles |
Gen—generation; PFS—progression-free survival; mAb—monoclonal antibody; TKI—tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
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; Fassetta, Kelly 2 ; Spina, Michele 2 ; Bearz, Alessandra 2 1 Dipartimento di Oncologia Medica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy;
2 Dipartimento di Oncologia Medica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy;
3 Dipartimento di Radioterapia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy;