TARGETED THERAPY: TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR CRIZOTINIB REFRACTORY ALK RE-ARRANGED NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
ALK is member of a family of proteins present on the surface of the cell called Receptor Tyrosine Kinase. These proteins are responsible for taking the signal from outside of the cell to the pathways inside of the cells that control different cellular processes, such as cell growth, cell division and cell differentiation.
Normally, ALK plays an important role in development of the brain and nerve tissue but an aberration in the ALK gene can cause cancer transformation of cells.
Rearrangement of the ALK gene by fusion with other activating genes causes its activity to be continuously switched on, which leads to cancer transformation.
FRONT LINE TREATMENT WITH CRIZOTINIB (XALKORI)
Patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)–positive NSCLC initially respond well to standard treatment with crizotinib. But majority of the patients will develop progressive disease within 1 year, and 70% of patients will have CNS progression during treatment.
OPTIONS FOR CRIZOTINIB REFRACTORY DISEASE
ALECTINIB (ALECENSA)
Is approved for the treatment of patients with metastatic ALK-positive NSCLC whose disease was no longer maintained by treatment with crizotinib
Alectinib blocks the activity of the ALK protein which may prevent NSCLC cells from growing and spreading. In addition to the primary effect on tumors in the lung, Alecensa is also effective for the treatment of tumors that has spread to the brain. The responses observed in the CNS are durable and are comparable to those observed for the overall systemic disease assessment.
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CERITINIB (ZYKADIA)
ZYKADIA is an ALK inhibitor, which means it may block the action of the ALK gene. It is indicated in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is ALK positive
and who have taken crizotinib, but their NSCLC worsened or they cannot tolerate taking crizotinib
DRUGS targeting ALK
Alectinib
AP26113
ASP3026
ceritinib
Crizotinib
Dalantercept
gilteritinib
PF06463922
RXDX-101
TSR-011
X-396
CLINICAL TRIALS
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results…
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