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Fullenkamp, Austin J.

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic in Arizona

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Complete Imaging Resolution of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ During Osimertinib Therapy for Synchronous EGFR Exon 19-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report
Sandoval, Letícia , Sharpe, Richard E. , Fullenkamp, Austin J., Downs, Erinn, Mina, Lida A. , Mina, Lida , Downs, Erinn

International Journal of Molecular Sciences | July 3, 2026 | Volume: 27 | Issue: 13 | Pages: 5995

10.3390/ijms27135995 Get It

A 64-year-old Asian woman diagnosed with synchronous breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and stage IV EGFR-mutated non-small cell carcinoma of the lung (NSCLC). A decision was made to defer management of the DCIS and initiate Osimertinib for lung cancer treatment, since this was a life-limiting diagnosis. At 9 months, restaging FDG-PET CT showed an interval response in the NSCLC and complete loss of FDG avidity at the biopsy-proven DCIS site. Breast MRI confirmed complete imaging resolution of the DCIS. The clinical resolution of breast DCIS during third-generation EGFR inhibitor therapy has not been previously reported in humans and highlights a potential role for the EGFR/HER2 (ERBB) pathway in pre-invasive breast cancer.