EGFR and non-small cell lung carcinoma: It was hypothesized that MET amplification, BIM polymorphisms, PIK3CA mutations, RB1 mutation, AKT1 amplification; HGF amplification, and alterations of the PIK3CA/AKT/mTOR pathway were associated with primary resistance to EGFR-TKIs in patients with advanced EGFR mutated-NSCLC [21].