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Friday, May 29, 2020

Roche’s Alecensa increases survival in certain lung cancer patients

Updated data from a Phase 3 clinical trial, ALEX, evaluating Roche’s (OTCQX:RHHBY) Alecensa (alectinib) versus Pfizer’s (NYSE:PFE) Xalkori (crizotinib) in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) showed a higher survival rate for Alecensa. The results were virtually presented at the ASCO Scientific Program.
Specifically, the five-year survival rate in the alectinib arm was 62.5% compared to 45.5% in the crizotinib arm.
No new safety signals were observed.
ALK-positive NSCLC represents ~5% of NSCLC cases.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3578574-roches-alecensa-increases-survival-in-certain-lung-cancer-patients

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