Second- and third-generation ALK inhibitors for non-small cell lung cancer

J Hematol Oncol. 2016 Mar 8:9:19. doi: 10.1186/s13045-016-0251-8.

Abstract

Crizotinib as the first-generation ALK inhibitor has shown significant activity in ALK-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Second- and third-generation ALK inhibitors are entering clinical applications for ALK+ NSCLC. In addition, a third-generation ALK inhibitor, lorlatinib (PF-06463922), was reported to resensitize NSCLC to crizotinib. This review provided a summary of clinical development of alectinib, ceritinib, brigatinib (AP26113), and lorlatinib.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aminopyridines
  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
  • Carbazoles / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / enzymology
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Lactams
  • Lactams, Macrocyclic / therapeutic use
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / enzymology
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Organophosphorus Compounds / therapeutic use
  • Piperidines / therapeutic use
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Pyrazoles
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism
  • Sulfones / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Aminopyridines
  • Carbazoles
  • Lactams
  • Lactams, Macrocyclic
  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • Piperidines
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyrazoles
  • Pyrimidines
  • Sulfones
  • ALK protein, human
  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • brigatinib
  • ceritinib
  • alectinib
  • lorlatinib