Roche ’s Alecensa reduces the risk of disease recurrence or death by an unprecedented 76% in people with ALK-positive early-stage non-small cell lung cancer

These Phase III data are the first and only to show an improvement in disease-free survival in early-stage resected ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)With about one in two people with early-stage NSCLC experiencing disease recurrence following surgery, despite adjuvant chemotherapy,1 more effective treatment options are urgently needed to provide the best chance for cure2Data are being presented as a late-breaking oral during the ESMO 2023 Presidential SymposiumBasel, 18 October 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today results from the primary analysis of the Phase III ALINA study demonstrating a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in disease-free survival (DFS; primary endpoint). The study results showed that Alecensa ® (alectinib) reduces the risk of disease recurrence or death by 76% (hazard ratio [HR]=0.24, 95% CI: 0.13-0.43, p<0.0001) compared with platinum-based chemotherapy in people with completely resected stage IB (tumour ≥4cm) to IIIA (UICC/AJCC 7th edition) anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).3 A clinically meaningful improvement of central nervous system (CNS)-DFS was also observed (HR=0.22; 95% CI: 0.08-0.58).3 The safety and tolerability of Alecensa in this trial were consistent with previous trials in the metastatic setting and no unexpected safety findings were observed.3 Overall survival data were immature at the time of this analysis and follow-up is ong...
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