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Crizotinib
Source: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: May 15, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Crizotinib is approved by the FDA for patients with metastatic NSCLC and ROS1 variants.
Evidence (crizotinib):
In an expansion cohort of a phase I study of crizotinib, 50 patients with advanced NSCLC who tested positive for ROS1 rearrangement were treated with oral crizotinib 250 mg twice daily.[75] ROS1 rearrangements were identified using break-apart FISH or reverse transcriptase−polymerase chain reaction assay. Seven patients (14%) had not had any previous treatment for advanced disease, 21 patients (42%) had one prior treatment, and 22 patients (44%) had more than one prior treatment. The primary end point was response rate.
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In an expansion cohort of a phase I study of crizotinib, 50 patients with advanced NSCLC who tested positive for ROS1 rearrangement were treated with oral crizotinib 250 mg twice daily.[75] ROS1 rearrangements were identified using break-apart FISH or reverse transcriptase−polymerase chain reaction assay. Seven patients (14%) had not had any previous treatment for advanced disease, 21 patients (42%) had one prior treatment, and 22 patients (44%) had more than one prior treatment. The primary end point was response rate.
The overall response rate was 72% (95% CI, 58%–84%). Six percent of patients had a complete response, 66% had a partial response, and 18% had stable disease as their best response.
In an expansion cohort of a phase I study of crizotinib, 50 patients with advanced NSCLC who tested positive for ROS1 rearrangement were treated with oral crizotinib 250 mg twice daily.[75] ROS1 rearrangements were identified using break-apart FISH or reverse transcriptase−polymerase chain reaction assay. Seven patients (14%) had not had any previous treatment for advanced disease, 21 patients (42%) had one prior treatment, and 22 patients (44%) had more than one prior treatment. The primary end point was response rate.
Median PFS was 19.2 months (95% CI, 14.4–NR). The estimated DOR was 17.6 months (95% CI, 14.5–NR).[75][Level of evidence C3]
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In a phase II, open-label, single-arm trial, 127 East Asian patients with ROS1-positive NSCLC were treated with crizotinib 250 mg twice daily.[76] Twenty-four patients (18.9%) had not had any previous treatment for advanced disease, 53 patients (41.7%) had one previous treatment, and 50 patients (39%) had two or three previous treatments. The primary end point was objective response rate by independent review.
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In a phase II, open-label, single-arm trial, 127 East Asian patients with ROS1-positive NSCLC were treated with crizotinib 250 mg twice daily.[76] Twenty-four patients (18.9%) had not had any previous treatment for advanced disease, 53 patients (41.7%) had one previous treatment, and 50 patients (39%) had two or three previous treatments. The primary end point was objective response rate by independent review.
The objective response rate was 71.7% (95% CI, 63.0%–79.3%). Response rates were similar, irrespective of the number of previous therapies. Complete responses occurred in 13.4% of patients, while 58.3% of patients had partial responses, and 16.5% of patients had stable disease as their best response.[76][Level of evidence C3]
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In a phase II, open-label, single-arm trial, 127 East Asian patients with ROS1-positive NSCLC were treated with crizotinib 250 mg twice daily.[76] Twenty-four patients (18.9%) had not had any previous treatment for advanced disease, 53 patients (41.7%) had one previous treatment, and 50 patients (39%) had two or three previous treatments. The primary end point was objective response rate by independent review.
Median PFS was 15.9 months (95% CI, 12.9–24). The DOR was 19.7 months (95% CI, 14.1–NR).
In a phase II, open-label, single-arm trial, 127 East Asian patients with ROS1-positive NSCLC were treated with crizotinib 250 mg twice daily.[76] Twenty-four patients (18.9%) had not had any previous treatment for advanced disease, 53 patients (41.7%) had one previous treatment, and 50 patients (39%) had two or three previous treatments. The primary end point was objective response rate by independent review.
OS was 32.5 months (95% CI, 32.5–NR).
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