Alectinib versus Crizotinib in Untreated ALK-Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Author(s) -
Solange Peters,
D. Ross Camidge,
Alice T. Shaw,
Shirish M. Gadgeel,
Jin Seok Ahn,
DongWan Kim,
SaiHong Ignatius Ou,
M. Pérol,
Rafał Dziadziuszko,
Rafael Rosell,
Ali Zeaiter,
Emmanuel Mitry,
Sophie Golding,
Bogdana Balas,
Johannes Noé,
Peter N. Morcos,
Tony Mok
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1704795
Subject(s) - alectinib , crizotinib , medicine , ceritinib , lung cancer , oncology , anaplastic lymphoma kinase , alk inhibitor , clinical endpoint , hazard ratio , progression free survival , survival rate , gastroenterology , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , chemotherapy , malignant pleural effusion
Alectinib, a highly selective inhibitor of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), has shown systemic and central nervous system (CNS) efficacy in the treatment of ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We investigated alectinib as compared with crizotinib in patients with previously untreated, advanced ALK-positive NSCLC, including those with asymptomatic CNS disease.
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