Therapeutic Response

v::ALK status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Lorlatinib in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

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Lorbrena (lorlatinib) [package insert]. FDA. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to lorlatinib for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors are anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive, as detected by an FDA-approved test.
Lorviqua (lorlatinib) [product information]. EMA. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized lorlatinib as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously not treated with an ALK inhibitor.
Lorviqua (lorlatinib) [product information]. EMA. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized lorlatinib as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with ALK-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease has progressed after alectinib or ceritinib as the first ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy; or crizotinib and at least one other ALK TKI.
Lorlatinib Therapy. NCCP National SACT Regimen. HSE. The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved loralatinib for reimbursement as a monotherapy treatment option for adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), following disease progression on (i) alectinib or ceritinib as the first ALK-targeted treatment or (ii) crizotinib and at least one other ALK-targeted treatment.
Lorlatinib Therapy. NCCP National SACT Regimen. HSE. The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved loralatinib for reimbursement as a monotherapy treatment option for adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously not treated with an ALK inhibitor.