Crizotinib versus Chemotherapy in Advanced ALK-Positive Lung Cancer
Crizotinib versus Chemotherapy in Advanced ALK-Positive Lung Cancer
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DOI:
10.1056/nejmoa1214886
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发表时间:
2013-06-20
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
Jaenne, Pasi A.
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作者:
Shaw, Alice T.;Kim, Dong-Wan;Jaenne, Pasi A.
BackgroundIn single-group studies, chromosomal rearrangements of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene (ALK) have been associated with marked clinical responses to crizotinib, an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting ALK. Whether crizotinib is superior to standard chemotherapy with respect to efficacy is unknown.MethodsWe conducted a phase 3, open-label trial comparing crizotinib with chemotherapy in 347 patients with locally advanced or metastatic ALK-positive lung cancer who had received one prior platinum-based regimen. Patients were randomly assigned to receive oral treatment with crizotinib (250 mg) twice daily or intravenous chemotherapy with either pemetrexed (500 mg per square meter of body-surface area) or docetaxel (75 mg per square meter) every 3 weeks. Patients in the chemotherapy group who had disease progression were permitted to cross over to crizotinib as part of a separate study. The primary end point was progression-free survival.ResultsThe median progression-free survival was 7.7 months in the crizotinib group and 3.0 months in the chemotherapy group (hazard ratio for progression or death with crizotinib, 0.49; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.37 to 0.64; P