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Comparing Reduced Dose Lorlatinib to Crizotinib as First-Line Treatment for ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

An open-label randomized study to compare reduced dose lorlatinib to crizotinib as first line palliative intent therapy for patients with ALK-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/02/079987
Enrollment
84
Registered
2025-02-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J00-J99- Diseases of the respiratory system

Interventions

Intervention1: Reduced-dose Lorlatinib.: Lorlatinib 25 mg orally daily.Total duration will be till progression or intolerable toxicity. PATIENT EVALUATION -Initially every week for 1st 2 weeks -Subseq

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung carcinoma with ALK alteration, Planned for palliative intent (noncurative) systemic therapy, Patients who are treatment-na ve (planned for first line palliative intent systemic therapy); Patients who cannot afford full dose ALK-directed TKI therapy; Patients who have received one or more cycles of chemotherapy while awaiting the results of molecular testing, i.e., before the results of the ALK testing are available are eligible for this study. -Adequate renal, liver, cardiac and bone marrow function -ECOG performance status (PS) of 0 to 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Known severe hypersensitivity to crizotinib or lorlatinib or any of the excipients of these products; as judged by the investigator, any evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic disease (e.g., unstable or uncompensated respiratory, cardiac, hepatic or renal disease); gastrointestinal abnormalities, including inability to take oral medication; requirement for intravenous alimentation; prior surgical procedures affecting absorption including total gastric resection or lap band; active inflammatory gastrointestinal disease, chronic diarrhea, symptomatic diverticular disease; treatment for active peptic ulcer disease in the past 6 months; malabsorption syndromes; evidence of any other significant clinical disorder or laboratory finding that makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the study; Pregnancy or breast feeding; concurrent use of known strong CYP3A inhibitors, known strong CYP3A inducers, or CYP3A substrates with narrow therapeutic indices, known P-gp substrates with a narrow therapeutic index; treatment with a non-approved or investigational drug within 30 days before the first day of study treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Progression free survival Timepoint: Progression free survival

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate response ratesTimepoint: Objective Response Rate to Evaluated every 8 weeks with radiologic assessments via CT scans.;overall survivalTimepoint: Overall Survival OS Tracked continuously from randomization until death from any cause. ;ToxicitiesTimepoint: Toxicity Assessed at every visit using CTCAE version 5. Evaluations occur Weekly for the first 2 weeks & Every 8 weeks thereafter.;QOL (EORTC Q30 & LC13)Timepoint: Quality of Life (QOL) is Evaluated using the EORTC QLQ-C30 & LC13 questionnaires:- At baseline, Every 8 weeks.;Time to tumor responseTimepoint: Time to Tumor Response is Evaluated continuously from randomization to the first documented tumor response

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Srushti Shah

Tata Memorial Centre

vanita.noronha@gmail.com9769328047

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026