Poziotinib Shows Promise for Rare Lung Cancer [News in Brief]

Poziotinib, an EGFR inhibitor that was previously shelved as ineffective against non–small cell lung cancer, is showing promising activity in a subset of patients with EGFR exon 20 insertions. According to preliminary data from a phase II trial, the drug led to a 73% overall response rate in patients with this disease subtype, which is typically highly resistant to standard therapy.

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