Lapatinib is a reversible inhibitor like tucatinib but has the advantage of targeting both EGFR and HER2, unlike the HER2-specific tucatinib.6,13 As the number of therapies available to treat first-line treatment-refractory HER2+ breast cancer grows, it is important to understand the factors that differentiate these clinically approved TKIs. This evidence concerns the gene EGFR and breast carcinoma.