Background: In phase Ⅲ trial comparing crizotinib with chemotherapy in patients with ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, it suggests that pemetrexed is highly effective against ALK-positive NSCLC. However, it is unclear that pemetrexed-based chemotherapy is effective in patients previously treated with ALK-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (ALK-TKI) as well as ALK-TKI naïve patients. Therefore, we investigated the impact of prior ALK-TKI therapy on pemetrexed-based chemotherapy. Conclusions: Pemetrexed-based chemotherapy might be less effective in ALK-positive NSCLC patients previously treated with ALK-TKI. This retrospective study results suggested that ALK-TKI sequence can be a better treatment option in ALK-positive NSCLC patients. READ ARTICLE
Journal of Clinical Oncology DOI:10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.e21113
Authors: Michitoshi Yabe, Hirotsugu Kenmotsu, Hiroaki Kodama, Naoya Nishioka, Eriko Miyawaki, Taichi Miyawaki, Nobuaki Mamesaya, Haruki Kobayashi, Shota Omori, Kazushige Wakuda, Akira Ono, Tateaki Naito, Haruyasu Murakami, Toshiaki Takahashi