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‹ Tue · 7 Jul 2026
Promising but preliminary

Afatinib for Advanced Cancers Carrying an EGFR, HER2, or HER3 Mutation: An Open-Label, Phase II, Belgian Precision Study.

PURPOSE: The Belgian Precision initiative aims to implement tumor-agnostic next-generation sequencing (NGS) in patients with advanced cancer and expand genotype-matching drug availability. In the HER3 cohort, a total of eight patients were included, but none demonstrated an objective response.

PURPOSE: The Belgian Precision initiative aims to implement tumor-agnostic next-generation sequencing (NGS) in patients with advanced cancer and expand genotype-matching drug availability. In the HER3 cohort, a total of eight patients were included, but none demonstrated an objective response.

What the study was

Study design
Phase 2 clinical trial
Sample size
45
Category
Genomics/Precision Medicine
Maturity
Validated
Journal
JCO precision oncology

Why it surfaced

Relevant Precision oncology and genomic medicine study (promising preliminary signal) meets standard-priority threshold.

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