EGFR and non-small cell lung carcinoma: Anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies (cetuximab and panitumumab) and small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (gefitinib and erlotinib) have been recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck, and pancreatic cancer [12, 13].