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ArticleLung Cancer (Auckland, N.Z.)2025

Alectinib Efficacy Post-Brigatinib Against Advanced

Renaud Descourt, Florian Guisier, Maurice Pérol, Jacques Cadranel, Helene Doubre, Michael Duruisseaux, Stéphane Culine, Bertrand Mennecier, Olivier Bylicki, Christos Chouaid and 1 more

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Article in Lung Cancer (Auckland, N.Z.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Renaud DescourtHopital La Cavale Blanche, CHU Brest, Brest, France.ORCID 0000-0003-2385-9507
Florian GuisierCHU Rouen, Rouen, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8166-7303
Maurice PérolCLCC Léon-Bérard, Lyon, France.ORCID 0000-0002-3296-423X
Jacques CadranelHôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Helene DoubreHôpital Foch, Suresnes, France.
Michael DuruisseauxDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Early Phase (EPSILYON), Louis Pradel Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon Cancer Institute, Lyon, France.
Stéphane CulineHôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Bertrand MennecierCHU Nancy, Nancy, France.
Olivier BylickiHIA Sainte-Anne, Toulon, France.
Christos ChouaidCHI Créteil, Créteil, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4290-5524
Laurent GreillierAssistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.

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Abstract

Background: Brigatinib and alectinib are next-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitors (ALKis) showing efficacy against naïve and post-crizotinib-treated advanced Methods: Alectinib efficacy was retrospectively assessed in patients previously treated with brigatinib during an early-access program (EAP) from 1 August 2016 to 21 January 2019. The primary endpoint was alectinib median progression-free survival (mPFS) according to local investigators. Results: Among the 183 patients included in the brigatinib EAP, 92 (50.3%) received ≥1 agent(s) post-brigatinib; 30 (16.4%) received alectinib, 19 (10.4%) immediately post-brigatinib; 11 (6%) after ≥1 other treatment line(s). With median follow-up at 25.5 (95% CI: 10.6-30.5) months, mPFS on brigatinib for the study population (n = 30) was 13.6 (95% CI: 6.3-17.7) months. For patients given alectinib immediately post-brigatinib, mPFS and median overall survival (mOS) were 4.8 (95% CI: 2.0-12.5) and 27 (95% CI: 12.5-not reached (NR)) months, respectively. In this subgroup, brigatinib was discontinued for toxicity or progression for 5/19 (26%) or 14/19 (74%) patients, with mPFS lasting 12.5 (95% CI: 3.3-17.9 and 3.4 (95% CI: 0.9-9.2) months, respectively. For patients receiving ≥1 agent(s) between brigatinib and alectinib, with median follow-up at 13.3 (95% CI: 2.3-31.5) months, mPFS and mOS were 5.0 (95% CI: 0.5-18.8) and 19 (95% CI: 2.3-NR) months, respectively. Conclusion: According to the results of this retrospective real-world study, alectinib post-brigatinib showed limited overall activity but remains an option for patients with advanced

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alectinibALK+ non-small cell lung cancerbrigatinibmanagement

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