Dual inhibition of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and vascular endothelial growth factor pathways for the treatment for EGFR-mutated, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer is supported by previous randomized controlled trials. However, the use of second-generation irreversible EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) dacomitinib in combination with antiangiogenic therapy has not been reported in the literature. Here, we report the case of a 73-year-old man who presented with hemoptysis and dyspnea on exertion and was diagnosed with right upper lung adenocarcinoma with pleural metastasis and L858R mutation. The second case is of a 60-year-old woman who presented with low back pain and was diagnosed with right lower lung adenocarcinoma with bone metastasis and L858R mutation. Both patients underwent first-line therapy with the TKI dacomitinib in combination with bevacizumab. The first patient showed a nearly complete response, and the second patient showed a partial response after the combination therapy and no severe side effects.
Keywords: angiogenesis inhibitors; bevacizumab; combined modality therapy; dacomitinib; epidermal growth factor receptor.
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