Afatinib use in recurrent epithelial ovarian carcinoma. 2019

Amanda L Shepherd-Littlejohn, and Wyatt J Hanft, and Vanessa A Kennedy, and Edwin A Alvarez
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, NYU-Winthrop, Mineola, NY,USA.

•Genomic tumor testing is an important tool in guiding treatment for gynecologic malignancies.•Targetable mutations may lead to new therapies in gynecologic cancer treatment.•Her2/neu mutations in serous ovarian carcinomas can be targeted with ERBB2 inhibitors.•Afatinib shows promising response rates in lung cancers carrying Her2/neu mutations.•Afatinib may be effective in serous ovarian tumors exhibiting Her2/neu or ERBB2 mutations.

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