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SynthesisJournal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics2020

Efficacy and safety of ceritinib in anaplastic lymphoma kinase-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Wei Tian, Ping Zhang, Yuan Yuan, Xiao-Hui Deng, Rui Yue, Xiao-Zhu Ge

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Synthesis in Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei TianGeriatric Medicine Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8478-4030
Ping ZhangGeriatric Medicine Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yuan YuanGeriatric Medicine Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xiao-Hui DengGeriatric Medicine Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Rui YueGeriatric Medicine Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xiao-Zhu GeGeriatric Medicine Department, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Peking University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

WHAT IS KNOWN AND

objectiveCeritinib is a new, oral, potent and selective second-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor approved by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States in April 2014. It is active in crizotinib-resistant patients, especially in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and brain metastasis. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects and side effects of ceritinib in ALK-rearranged NSCLC.

methodsWe searched articles published from January 1980 to March 2019 in PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Web of Science. The pooled estimate and 95% CI were calculated with DerSimonian-Laird method and the random effect model. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: From 15 articles, 2,598 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Eleven studies reported the ORR, and the DCR was presented in 10 studies. The ORR and DCR of ceritinib were 0.48 (95% CI, 0.39-0.57) and 0.76 (95% CI, 0.69-0.82), respectively. The PFS and OS were presented in nine and three eligible studies, respectively. The PFS and OS of ceritinib were 7.26 months (95% CI, 5.10-9.43) and 18.73 months (95% CI; 14.59-22.87). These results suggested that ceritinib can effectively treat patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC. Diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting were the three most common AEs and occurred in 69% (95% CI 51.7-87.1%), 66% (95% CI 47.0-85.8%) and 51% (95% CI 35.9-66.8%) of patients, respectively. Considering serious gastrointestinal AEs, antiemetic and antidiarrhoeal drugs should be considered to improve a patient's tolerance to ceritinib. WHAT IS NEW AND

conclusionCeritinib is effective in the treatment of patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC with crizotinib resistance. The DCR was up to 76%, and PFS was extended to 7.6 months. The AEs were acceptable.

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Anaplastic Lymphoma KinaseBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansLung NeoplasmsProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrimidinesSulfonesALK protein, humanAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseceritinibProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrimidinesSulfonesadverse eventsanaplastic lymphoma kinaseceritinibnon-small cell lung cancer

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PMID32369239
PMCPMC7384129
OpenAlexW3021774016

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