The document summarizes key information from a conference on gene profiling in clinical oncology, including:
1) New markers such as EGFR, KRAS, ALK, HER2, and PI3K mutations are defining subsets of non-small cell lung cancer and informing targeted therapy approaches.
2) Drugs like erlotinib, gefitinib, and crizotinib, which target EGFR, ALK, and c-MET mutations respectively, have shown efficacy in molecularly selected patient populations.
3) Comprehensive genomic profiling of lung tumors is needed to discover new targets, as around a third of cases still have unknown driver mutations.