Onkologie 2020: 14(Suppl.E): 135-138 | DOI: 10.36290/xon.2020.073

Alectinib in the treatment of advanced ALK + NSCLC

Bohdan Kadlec
Klinika nemocí plicních a tuberkulózy LF MU a FN Brno

Alectinib - Alecenza® is a highly selective inhibitor of ALK tyrosine kinase, which has shown efficacy against mutated forms of ALK tumors, including mutations resistant to crizotinib. Its advantage is that it crosses the blood-brain barrier and is effective in the brain. It is approved as a first line monotherapy for patients with advanced ALK + NSCLC and as a treatment for patients with advanced ALK+ NSCLC progressing after previous treatment with crizotinib. The case study documents high efficacy in the treatment of patients with metastatic ALK + lung adenocarcinoma, including regression of brain metastases, without the need of cranial irradiation.

Keywords: non-small-cell lung cancer, ALK+, alectinib.

Published: September 25, 2020  Show citation

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Kadlec B. Alectinib in the treatment of advanced ALK + NSCLC. Onkologie. 2020;14(Suppl.E / Onkologické kazuistiky 4):135-138. doi: 10.36290/xon.2020.073.
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