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Osimertinib (Tagrisso®) In EGFR Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Last Updated: February 22, 2024

By: Alyson Leonard, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP

About this PQI

Osimertinib is an indicated as adjuvant therapy after tumor resection in adult patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R mutations, in the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic NSCLC whose tumors have EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R mutations, in combination with pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy, the first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC whose tumors have EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R mutations, and the treatment of adult patients with metastatic EGFR T790M mutation positive NSCLC whose disease has progressed on or after EGFR TKI therapy. This PQI aims to provide guidance for initiating therapy with Osimertinib.

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