A Study Of Lorlatinib Versus Crizotinib In First Line Treatment Of Patients With ALK-Positive NSCLC
NCT ID: NCT03052608
Last Updated: 2024-12-24
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
296 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-04-27
2028-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Lorlatinib
Lorlatinib single agent, 100 mg (4 x 25 mg) oral tables, QD, continuously
Lorlatinib
ALK-positive NSCL treatment
Crizotinib
Crizotinib single agent, 250 mg (1 x 250) oral capsules, BID, continuously
Crizotinib
ALK-positive NSCL treatment
Interventions
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Lorlatinib
ALK-positive NSCL treatment
Crizotinib
ALK-positive NSCL treatment
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Availability of an archival FFPE tissue specimen.
* No prior systemic NSCLC treatment.
* ECOG PS 0, 1, or 2.
* Age ≥18 years .
* Adequate Bone Marrow, Liver, Renal, Pancreatic Function
* Negative pregnancy test for females of childbearing potential
Exclusion Criteria
* Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to randomization.
* Radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to randomization, including stereotactic or partial brain irradiation. Whole brain irradiation within 4 weeks prior to randomization
* Active bacterial, fungal, or viral infection
* Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, active or within 3 months prior to enrollment. Ongoing cardiac dysrhythmias, uncontrolled atrial fibrillation, bradycardia or congenital long QT syndrome
* Predisposing characteristics for acute pancreatitis in the last month prior to randomization.
* History of extensive, disseminated, bilateral or presence of Grade 3 or 4 interstitial fibrosis or interstitial lung disease
* Active malignancy (other than NSCLC, non melanoma skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, papillary thyroid cancer, LCIS/DCIS of the breast, or localized prostate cancer) within the last 3 years prior to randomization.
* Concurrent use of any of the following food or drugs within 12 days prior to the first dose of lorlatinib or crizotinib.
1. known strong CYP3A inhibitors .
2. known strong CYP3A inducers
3. known P gp substrates with a narrow therapeutic index
* Concurrent use of CYP3A substrates with narrow therapeutic indices within 12 days prior to the first dose of lorlatinib or crizotinib.
* Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition, including recent or active suicidal ideation or behavior, or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or interfere with the interpretation of study results
* Investigational site staff members directly involved in the conduct of the study and their family members, or Pfizer employees, including their family members, directly involved in the conduct of the study.
* Participation in other studies involving investigational drug(s) within 2 weeks prior to study entry and/or during study participation.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Pfizer
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Pfizer
Locations
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Florida Cancer Specialists
Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
Brandon, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
Clearwater, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
Largo, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
Lecanto, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
Orange City, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
Orlando, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
Spring Hill, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
Tampa, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
Tavares, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
The Villages, Florida, United States
Florida Cancer Specialists
Winter Park, Florida, United States
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston Inc
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The William P. Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Rochester Cancer Center Pharmacy
Rochester, New York, United States
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, United States
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Gallatin, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Hermitage, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Lebanon, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
The Sarah Cannon Research Institute.
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Smyrna, Tennessee, United States
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States
Centro de Investigacion Pergamino SA
Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Centro Medico Austral
CABA, , Argentina
Bendigo Day Surgery Collection Centre and Laboratory
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Bendigo Medical Imaging, Bendigo Hospital
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne Pathology
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Grand Hopital de Charleroi - Site Notre Dame
Charleroi, , Belgium
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Affiliated Hospital of Military Medical Sciences
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Jilin Provincial Cancer Hospital
Changchun, Jilin, China
Shanghai Chest Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Department of Respiratory,the First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Beijing Cancer Hospital
Beijing, , China
Guangdong General Hospital
Guangzhou, , China
Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc, Klinika plicnich nemoci a tuberkulozy
Olomouc, , Czechia
Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze
Prague, , Czechia
Hopital Haut-Léveque-Centre François Magendie
Pessac, Aquitaine, France
Hopital de Chevilly Larue
Chevilly-Larue, , France
Centre Hospitalier du Mans
Le Mans, , France
Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Marseille, , France
Département d'Imagerie Médicale
Marseille, , France
Hôpital Nord
Marseille, , France
Service Ophtalmologie
Marseille, , France
Groupe Hospitalier Bichat Claude Bernard, AP-HP
Paris, , France
CHU de Rennes Hopital Pontchaillou
Rennes, , France
CHU de Rennes, Hopital Pontchaillou
Rennes, , France
Hopital Foch
Suresnes, , France
Hopital Larrey
Toulouse, , France
Hopital Pierre Paul Riquet
Toulouse, , France
Hôpital Larrey
Toulouse, , France
Department d'imagerie medicale
Villejuif, , France
Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, , France
Uberortliche Radiologische Gemeinschaftspraxis Dr. med. Marc Amler
Dresden, , Germany
Technische Universitat Dresden , Medizinische Fakultat Carl Gustav Carus
Dresden, , Germany
Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH
Heidelberg, , Germany
Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg
Heidelberg, , Germany
Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Innere Medizin V
Homburg - Saar, , Germany
Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes
Homburg - Saar, , Germany
Universitatsklinikum Regensburg, Institut fur Rontgendiagnostik
Regensburg, , Germany
Universitatsklinikum Regensburg, Klinik und Poliklinik fur Innere Medizin II
Regensburg, , Germany
The University of Hong Kong, Department of Clinical Oncology
Hong Kong, , Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong, Department of Medicine
Hong Kong, , Hong Kong
Tuen Mun Hospital
Hong Kong, , Hong Kong
Artemis Hospital
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Manipal Hospital
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Srinivasam Cancer Care Multispeciality Hospitals India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Sahyadri Clinical Research and Development Centre
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Sahyadri Specialty Hospital
Pune, Maharashtra, India
AOU Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele-P.O.G. Rodolico
Catania, CT, Italy
ASST Monza - A.O. San Gerardo
Monza, MB, Italy
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, MI, Italy
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Milan, MI, Italy
Istituto Europeo di Oncologia
Milan, MI, Italy
Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Rozzano, MI, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia - Ospedale S. M. Misericordia
Perugia, PG, Italy
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico-IRCCS
Pordenone, PN, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Parma, PR, Italy
Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena
Roma, RM, Italy
Az.Osp.San Camillo-Forlanini
Roma, RM, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera Dei Colli Ospedale Monaldi
Napoli, , Italy
Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli
Napoli, , Italy
Ausl della Romagna- Ravenna
Ravenna, , Italy
Aichi cancer center central hospital
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan
Nagoya University Hospital
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan
National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center
Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Kurume University Hospital
Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Kanazawa University Hospital
Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan
Kanagawa Cancer Center
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Sendai Kousei Hospital
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Sendai Kousei Hospital
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Osaka International Cancer Institute
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Kindai University Hospital
Sayama, Osaka, Japan
Shizuoka Cancer Center
Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
National Cancer Center Hospital
Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
National Hospital Organization, Yamaguchi-Ube Medical Center
Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR
Kōtoku, , Japan
Niigata Cancer Center Hospital
Niigata, , Japan
Okayama University Hospital
Okayama, , Japan
Osaka City General Hospital
Osaka, , Japan
Tokushima University Hospital
Tokushima, , Japan
Wakayama Medical University Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology
Wakayama, , Japan
Médicos Especialistas en Cancer S.C. / San Peregrino.
Aguascalientes, , Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia
Distrito Federal, , Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas
Distrito Federal, , Mexico
University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, , Netherlands
Klinika Onkologii i Radioterapii Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Gdansk, , Poland
Med-Polonia Sp. z o.o.
Poznan, , Poland
Centrum Medyczne Dom Lekarski S.A.
Szczecin, , Poland
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie-Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Warsaw, , Poland
RBHI Kursk Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
Kislino, Kursk Oblast, Russia
Budgetary Healthcare Institution Omsk Region "Clinical Oncological Dispensary"
Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia
LEC at SBIH "Saint-Petersburg Clinical Research Practical Center of specialized types of
Pesochniy Poselok, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Private Medical Institution "Euromedservice"
Pushkin, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
RBHI Kursk Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
Kursk, , Russia
FSBI "N.N.Blokhin Medical Research Center of Oncology"
Moscow, , Russia
National University Hospital
Singapore, , Singapore
Raffles Hospital
Singapore, , Singapore
The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincents Hospital
Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, , South Korea
Division of Medical Oncology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, , South Korea
Asan Medical Center
Seoul, , South Korea
Ulsan University Hospital
Ulsan, , South Korea
Institut Catala d'Oncologia L'Hospitalet
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda
Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Complejo Hospitalario De Navarra
Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
Hospital Teresa Herrera C.H.U.A.C.
A Coruña, , Spain
Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
Barcelona, , Spain
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, , Spain
Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona
Barcelona, , Spain
Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
Barcelona, , Spain
Institut Catala d'Oncologia Girona
Girona, , Spain
Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, , Spain
Hospital Clinico San Carlos
Madrid, , Spain
Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
Madrid, , Spain
Hospital Universitario La Fe
Valencia, , Spain
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan ROC, Taiwan
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Kaohsiung Branch
Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital
Taichung, , Taiwan
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung, , Taiwan
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, , Taiwan
Cukurova University Medical Faculty
Adana, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Istanbul University Oncology Institute
Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Marmara Univ Pendik Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Ege University Medical Faculty
Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)
The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Birmingham, WEST Midlands, United Kingdom
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, , United Kingdom
Countries
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References
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Liu G, Solomon BJ, Mazieres J, Kim DW, Cortinovis D, Inoue T, Sharma R, Thurm H, Polli A, Bauer TM. Kinetics and Management of Adverse Events Associated With Lorlatinib After 5 Years of Follow-Up in the CROWN Study. Oncologist. 2025 Oct 22:oyaf287. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyaf287. Online ahead of print.
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Other Identifiers
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2023-509169-19-00
Identifier Type: REGISTRY
Identifier Source: secondary_id
B7461006
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id