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Alectinib versus crizotinib in patients with ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (J-ALEX): an open-label, randomised phase 3 trial.
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- cancerLung Non-Small Cell Carcinomacivic_curation1.00
- drugAlectinibcivic_curation1.00
- geneALKcivic_curation1.00
- variantALK Fusioncivic_curation1.00
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| Therapy | Cancer | Type | Level | Direction · significance | Rating (1–5) | Status | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALK Fusion1 | ||||||||
| Alectinib | Lung Non-Small Cell CarcinomaCURATED_BROADER | Predictive | A | Supports Sensitivity Response | 5 | accepted | EID8657A randomized phase 3 trial (J-ALEX) of 207 Japanese ALK-positive NSCLC patients compared the efficacy and safety of alectinib (300mg twice daily) and crizotinib (250mg twice daily) in the first-line s… (full text at CIViC) PMID 28501140 · Hida et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC | civic |