Category Archives: lorlatinib – Lorbrena by Pfizer

Patients can live a median of 6.8 years after stage 4 diagnosis

Posted on February 13, 2019 by admin

A study of 110 patients at the University of Colorado found that 50% of patients live 6.8 years or longer. These were patients who had access to multiple ALK inhibitors through clinical trials at that research University. That University also … Continue reading →

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FDA conditionally approves Loralatinib

Posted on November 3, 2018 by admin

As of 11-2-2018 the FDA conditionally approved Loralatinib. It’s brand name is Lorbrena. The approval is for Loralatinib treatment for patients: 1) as a third line after crizotinib and one other ALK inhibitor (basically Brigatinib), or 2) as a second line treatment … Continue reading →

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Impact of EML4-ALK Variants on resistance

Posted on June 15, 2018 by admin

As of April 20, 2018 Study of 2 groups of patients. Group A = 129 patients, Group B = 577 patients. The most frequent variants were Variant 1 (43%) and Variant 3 (40%). “ALK resistance mutations were significantly more common … Continue reading →

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Phase 1 & 2 full results for Lorlatinib

Posted on June 15, 2018 by admin

As of Oct. 16, 2017 Pfizer presented a Press release associated with a presentation at IASLC on Phase 2 results for 275 patients. All following are for ALK+ patients except where Ros1 is indicated Treatment Naive: ORR 90%; IC-ORR 75% Prior … Continue reading →

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Great page with very high quality info on AlK & AlK inhibitors

Posted on June 16, 2017 by admin

Below is a link to a page that provides comprehensive regularly updated info written by two ALK research oncologists Dr. Alice Shaw and Ben Solomon, Phd (then edited by three people). It is written for an audience of doctors and … Continue reading →

Lorlatinib granted breakthrough therapy status

Posted on June 6, 2017 by admin

On April 27, 2017, the FDA granted Pfizer Breakthrough Status on lorlatinib for patients previously treated with one or more ALK inhibitors. So you don’t have to take Crizotinib first, any of the other 3 will do. Also a Phase … Continue reading →

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Outcomes for ALK+ patients

Posted on May 22, 2016 by admin

Abstract e20550 is from Spain and involves 49 patients. Patients took 6 different ALK inhibitors. The abstract concluded “ALK+ patients who received targeted agents have prolonged survival despite brain metastases…. ALK inhibitors improve intracranial response rate and survival.”

Lorlatinib abstract

Posted on May 19, 2016 by admin

Abstract 9009 is a phase 1 dose escalation trial (dose levels ranged from 10-200 mg and the Recomended phas 2 dose was 100 mg once daily). There were 54 patients as of November 30, 2015. 41 are ALK positive and … Continue reading →

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Upcoming ASCO abstracts

Posted on May 18, 2016 by admin

There are 14 abstracts for the upcoming ASCO that have ALK in the title. But only 6 look like they are likely to be broadly applicable to people on this board. I will be posting summaries over the next week … Continue reading →

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Article on latest develpments

Posted on March 26, 2016 by admin

In January 2016 an article was published that reviewed the current status of nine 2nd generation and 3rd generation ALK inhibitors, some HSP 90 inhibitors and briefly 2 immunotherapies for lung cancer. Much of that research has been described in … Continue reading →

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