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Table 2 A summary of metabolism of EGFR TKIs drugs

From: Integration of liquid biopsy and pharmacogenomics for precision therapy of EGFR mutant and resistant lung cancers

EGFR TKIs

Generation

Metabolism

Drug-drug interactions

MDRP substrates

Gefitinib

First

CYP3A4, CYP2D6,

CYP3A5 (minor)

â–ª CYP3A4, CYP2D6 inhibitors may increase serum concentration

â–ª CYP3A4, CYP2D6 inducers may decrease serum concentration

P-gp and BCRP

Erlotinib

First

CYP1A2, CYP3A4

â–ª CYP3A4, CYP2A1 inhibitors may increase serum concentration

â–ª CYP3A4, CYP2A1 inducers may decrease serum concentration

â–ª Erlotinib reduce serum concentrations of other CYP3A4 substrates

P-gp and BCRP

Afatinib

First

None

â–ª P-gp inhibitors may increase serum concentration

â–ª P-gp inducers may decrease serum concentration

P-gp and BCRP

Dacomitinib

Second

CYP2D6

â–ª CYP2D6 inhibitors may increase serum concentration

None

Osimertinib

Third

CYP3A4

â–ª CYP3A4 inhibitors may increase serum concentration

â–ª CYP3A4 inducers may decrease serum concentration

â–ª Osimertinib may increase serum concentrations of other P-gp/BCRP substrates

P-gp and BCRP

Mobocertinib

Third?

CYP3A4, CYP3A5

â–ª CYP3A4/5 inhibitors may increase serum concentration

â–ª CYP3A4/5 inducers may decrease serum concentration

Unknown

  1. Abbreviations: TKIs Tyrosine kinase inhibitors, MDRP Multi-drug resistant transporter protein, P-gp Permeability glycoprotein, BCRP Breast cancer resistant protein