Safety and activity of alectinib against systemic disease and brain metastases in patients with crizotinib-resistant ALK-rearranged non-small-cell lung cancer (AF-002JG)

Alectinib was well tolerated, with promising antitumour activity in patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC resistant to crizotinib, including those with CNS metastases. On the basis of activity, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic data, we chose alectinib 600 mg twice a day as the recommended dose for phase 2. READ ARTICLE

Lancet, Oncology DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70362-6

Authors: Shirish M Gadgeel, Leena Gandhi, Gregory J Riely, Alberto A Chiappori, Howard L West, Michele C Azada, Peter N Morcos, Ruey-Min Lee, Linta Garcia, Li Yu, Frederic Boisserie, Laura Di Laurenzio, Sophie Golding, Jotaro Sato, Shumpei Yokoyama, Tomohiro Tanaka, Sai-Hong Ignatius Ou