[Safety and Effectiveness of Zykadia® in Patients with ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer-A Report of Post- Marketing Surveillance]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2023 Oct;50(10):1061-1067.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We conducted a post-marketing surveillance of Zykadia® in patients with ALK-positive unresectable, advanced or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer. There were 573 patients included in the safety analysis, of which 54.62% were female, and their mean age was 59.9 years. Overall, 473 patients(82.55%)experienced side effects, which were mainly diarrhea in 43.46%, nausea in 34.38%, vomiting in 18.67%, and hepatic dysfunction in 16.40%. Side effects led to treatment discontinuation in 24.78%. Among 455 patients included in the efficacy analysis, the response rate was 30.99%. The median progression- free survival was approximately 4 months. The safety and efficacy were similar to those of previous reports, and this study confirmed that there are no problems requiring additional precautions in clinical use of Zykadia®.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung* / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy
  • Product Surveillance, Postmarketing
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases

Substances

  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
  • ceritinib
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases