Regulatory approval

Published by the European Medicines Agency.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized crizotinib for the first-line treatment of adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

This is written in the approval document as:

XALKORI as monotherapy is indicated for the first-line treatment of adults with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Citation

Pfizer Europe MA EEIG. Xalkori (crizotinib) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/xalkori-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised September 2024. Accessed October 20, 2024.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) v::ALK Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Crizotinib