The approval makes alectinib the first ALK inhibitor approved for early-stage NSCLC.
in the adjuvant setting following tumor resection in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase –positive non–small cell lung cancer , as detected by an FDA-approved test.
The kinase inhibitor was previously approved as first- and second-line treatment for ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC. Patients had resectable stage IB to IIIA tumors with ALK rearrangements identified by a locally performed FDA-approved ALK test or by a centrally performed Ventana ALK CDx assay. The most common adverse reactions with alectinib, occurring in 20% or more patients, were hepatotoxicity, constipation, myalgia, COVID-19, fatigue, rash, and cough.
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