Redefining Recovery: The Transformative Impact of the ALINA Trial on Adjuvant Therapy for ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Autor: Arter ZL, Nagasaka M
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy, Vol Volume 15, Pp 129-133 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1179-2728
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Popis: Zhaohui Liao Arter,1,2 Misako Nagasaka1– 3 1Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA; 2Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Orange, CA, USA; 3Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, JapanCorrespondence: Misako Nagasaka, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA, Email nagasakm@hs.uci.eduAbstract: On April 18, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration approved alectinib as an adjuvant treatment for patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after tumor resection. This approval was grounded in the outcomes of the ALINA trial, which demonstrated that alectinib significantly enhances disease-free survival compared to traditional platinum-based chemotherapy in the adjuvant setting. The ALINA trial is notable not just for advancing ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) into the adjuvant setting but also for its innovative approach of comparing them to adjuvant chemotherapy, distinguishing it from other landmark trials.Keywords: ALK, NSCLC, adjuvant therapy, targeted therapy
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