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Lorlatinib vs crizotinib as first-line treatment for advanced ALK +ve non-small cell lung cancer: 7-year update from the phase 3 CROWN study.

The primary endpoint of PFS was met in the CROWN trial BICR-assessed primary analysis (median follow-up for PFS: 18.3 months for patients receiving LORVIQUA and 14.8 months for patients receiving crizotinib); median PFS was not estimable for the LORVIQUA arm. An unplanned INV-assessed follow-up analysis was performed at a median follow-up for PFS of approximately 83 months for patients on LORVIQUA (77.2 months for patients on crizotinib) to confirm the effect of LORVIQUA relative to crizotinib with longer follow-up. All tumour-related endpoints reported in the 7-year analysis are INV-assessed.1,2

LIMITATIONS: The results of this unplanned, INV-assessed analysis are descriptive. No formal hypothesis testing was performed given that the PFS endpoint was previously met in the CROWN trial primary analysis; results are presented descriptively. 1

Lorviqua as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)‑positive advanced non‑small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) previously not treated with an ALK inhibitor or whose disease has progressed after prior treatment with an ALK inhibitor.

CROWN study design: LORVIQUA in 1L ALK +ve aNSCLC3

  • CROWN is a global, randomised, open-label, multicentre, Phase 3 trial of LORVIQUA vs crizotinib in patients with
    previously untreated, ALK +ve, locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC (N=296).2,3
  • Crizotinib was the standard-of-care, 1L treatment at the time of trial initiation.2
  • At data cutoff (31 October 2025) there were 66 patients in the LORVIQUA arm and 4 patients in the crizotinib arm
    still on treatment.1
LORVIQUA 1L TREATMENT CAN OFFER SOME PATIENTS >7 YEARS OF PFS1*† IN ALK+ve aNSCLC1
THE LONGEST PFS EVER REPORTED IN ADVANCED ALK+ve aNSCLC1,4†‡
• At 7 years, the probability of progression-free survival was 55% with LORVIQUA vs 3% with crizotinib (66/149; 95% Cl:0.46 - 0.63 and 4/147; 95% Cl: 0.01 - 0.08, respectively)(INV-assessed)1

† The primary endpoint of PFS was met in the CROWN trial BICR-assessed primary analysis (median follow-up for PFS: 18.3 months for patients receiving LORVIQUA and 14.8 months for
patients receiving crizotinib); median PFS was not estimable for the LORVIQUA arm. An unplanned INV-assessed follow-up analysis was performed at a median follow-up for PFS of approximately 83 months for patients on LORVIQUA (77.2 months for patients on crizotinib) to confirm the effect of LORVIQUA relative to crizotinib with longer follow-up. All tumour-related endpoints reported in the 7-year analysis are INV-assessed.1,2
‡ LIMITATIONS: The results of this unplanned, INV-assessed analysis are descriptive. No formal hypothesis testing was performed given that the PFS endpoint was previously met in the CROWN trial primary analysis; results are presented descriptively.1

No additional CNS progression events were observed between 3 and 7 years1†‡

† The primary endpoint of PFS was met in the CROWN trial BICR-assessed primary analysis (median follow-up for PFS: 18.3 months for patients receiving LORVIQUA and 14.8 months for
patients receiving crizotinib); median PFS was not estimable for the LORVIQUA arm. An unplanned INV-assessed follow-up analysis was performed at a median follow-up for PFS of approximately 83 months for patients on LORVIQUA (77.2 months for patients on crizotinib) to confirm the effect of LORVIQUA relative to crizotinib with longer follow-up. All tumour-related endpoints reported in the 7-year analysis are INV-assessed.1,2
‡ LIMITATIONS: The results of this unplanned, INV-assessed analysis are descriptive. No formal hypothesis testing was performed given that the PFS endpoint was previously met in the CROWN trial primary analysis; results are presented descriptively.1

KEY SAFETY SUMMARY

SAFETY SUMMARY

THERAPY MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS

The safety profile for LORVIQUA in the 7-year follow-up analysis was consistent with that in the primary analysis. No new safety signals emerged1

• There was no new increase frequency of Grade 3 or 4 AEs in the 7-year follow-up analysis since the 5-year data update.1
• 5% (n=8) of patients discontinued LORVIQUA due to TRAEs.1
• No new treatment discontinuations due to TRAEs after the first 26 months.1

Most ARs occurred within the first 6 months and can be managed with appropriate mitigation strategies6

The below timeline is adapted from: Liu G, et al. Lung Cancer. 2024

For full safety information, please refer to the LOVIQUA SmPC3:
 

LORVIQUA SmPCLoading

¶ The values listed here represent median time to first occurrence for each AE. There is a distribution in which some may occur earlier or later than these median values.3
a Hypercholesterolaemia (including blood cholesterol increased, hypercholesterolaemia).3
b Hypertriglyceridaemia (including blood triglycerides increased, hypertriglyceridaemia).3
c Oedema (including generalised oedema, oedema, oedema peripheral, peripheral swelling, swelling). there were no Grade 4 events in the 7-year follow-up analysis.1,3
d  Peripheral neuropathy (including burning sensation, dysaesthesia, formication, gait disturbance, hypoaesthesia, motor dysfunction, muscular weakness, neuralgia, neuropathy peripheral, neurotoxicity, paraesthesia, peripheral motor neuropathy, peripheral sensory neuropathy, peroneal nerve palsy, sensory disturbance). There were no Grade 4 events in the 7-year follow-up analysis.1,3
e Weight gain classification ranges from Grade 1 to Grade 3; there were no Grade 4 events in the 7-year follow-up analysis.3,6
f Fatigue (including asthenia, fatigue). There were no Grade 4 events for fatigue.1,3
g Cognitive effects (including events from SOC nervous system disorders: amnesia, cognitive disorder, dementia, disturbance in attention, memory impairment, mental impairment; and also including events from SOC psychiatric disorders: attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, confusional state, delirium, disorientation, reading disorder). Within these effects, terms from SOC nervous system disorders were more frequently reported than terms from SOC psychiatric disorders. There were no Grade 4 events for cognitive effects.1,3
h Mood effects (including affective disorder, affect lability, aggression, agitation, anger, anxiety, bipolar I disorder, depressed mood, depression, depressive symptom, euphoric mood, irritability, mania, mood altered, mood swings, panic attack, personality change, stress).3

CNS effects

  • CNS effects of any grade occurred in 43% (n=64) of patients treated with LORVIQUA (n=149) in the 7-year analysis.1**
  • 3 patients (2%) permanently discontinued treatment due to CNS AEs.1††
  • Most CNS effects are often reversible, especially when detected early and addressed with appropriate therapy management including dose modifications.6

** CNS effects included cognitive, mood, speech and psychotic effects.1
†† CNS AEs leading to permanent treatment discontinuation included cognitive effects defined as any event from High-Level Group Term cognitive and attention disorder or disturbances or deliria (including confusion) or mental impairment disorders; and psychotic effects defined as any event from Standardized MedDRA Queries narrow psychosis and psychotic disorders or psychological trauma of psychotic symptom.1

Weight Gain and Oedema

    • Weight increase occurred in 45% of patients treated with LORVIQUA (n=149) in the 7-year analysis.1
    • There were no Grade 4 oedema AEs in patients receiving lorlatinib.1
    • Lifestyle modifications are generally recommended for oedema, including increased exercise and limiting dietary salt.6,7

    Hyperlipidaemia

    • In the 7-year analysis, hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia occurred in around 73% (n=109) and 71% (n=106) of patients treated with LORVIQUA (n=149), respectively.1
    • Despite a higher rate of hyperlipidaemia, cardiovascular events in patients with hyperlipidaemia were lower with LORVIQUA than crizotinib (29% [n=39] vs 50% [n=16]) at
7-year follow-up.1
    • Hyperlipidaemia AEs were mostly Grade 1 or 2 and were generally managed with lipid-lowering agents.1,7
      • Lipid-lowering therapy may include: statins, nicotinic acid, fibric acid derivatives, or ethyl esters of omega-3 fatty acids.3

    DOSE MODIFICATIONS

    Some LORVIQUA AEs can be effectively managed with dose modifications
    • Dose reductions were used to manage AEs in about one-third of patients (51 of 149 patients)1,5
    Dose reductions within the first 26 weeks did not compromise systemic or intracranial time to progression1 ‡‡ #

     

    ‡‡ Based on data from 84-month follow-up of 149 patients who received LORVIQUA 100 mg once daily in the Phase 3 CROWN trial.1
    # 
    Tumour assessments were performed at screening, then repeated every 8 weeks (±1 week) while on treatment and during follow-up until PD. To reduce patient burden and cumulative radiation exposure, the protocol was amended after the 5-year follow up to extend the interval between tumour assessments from every 8 to 16 weeks. Bone scans were performed (or bone MRI if preferred by Investigator) at baseline and on study only if bony metastases were suspected. Patients with positive results on the bone scans (or bone MRI) had these repeated every 16 weeks (±1 week).5

    National and International Guidance for 1L ALK+ve aNSCLC
    • NICE reccomends that lorlatinib can be used as an option for ALK-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in adults who have not had an ALK inhibitor.8
    • LORVIQUA is accepted for use within NHSScotland as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)- positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously not treated with an ALK inhibitor.9
    • LORVIQUA is a first-line treatment option recommended by ESMO for the treatement of ALK +ve advanced NSCLC.10
    • LORVIQUA is a Category 1 and an option recommended by the NCCN Guidelines for first-line treatement of ALK +ve advanced or metastatic NSCLC.11
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      ReferencesAbbreviations:1L=first-line; AE=adverse event; ALK+ve=anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive; aNSCLC=advanced non-small cell lung cancer; AE=adverse event; BICR=Blinded Independent Central Review; CI=confidence interval; CNS=central nervous system; HR=hazard ratio; IC=intracranial; INV=investigator; ITT=intention-to-treat; NR=not reached; PFS=progression-free survival; SmPC, Summary of Product Characteristics; TKI=tyrosine kinase inhibitor; TRAE=treatment-related adverse event.References
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      Shaw AT, et al. Ann Oncol. 2026; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2026.05.692

      Shaw AT, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020;383(21):2018–2029Lorviqua (lorlatinib) Summary of Product Characteristics 
      Pfizer Data on File. REF-LOR4055Pfizer Data on file. REF-LOR3983U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE). Version 6.0. Washington, DC; 2025.Liu G, et al. Lung Cancer. 2024;191:107535NICE. TA1103. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta1103/resources/lorlatinib-for-alkpositive-advanced-nonsmallcell-lung-cancer-that-has-not-been-treated-with-an-alk-inhibitor-pdf-2973530388398533Scottish Medicines Consortium Product Update SMC2415. Published 4 February 2022Hendriks LE, et al. Oncogene addicted metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer; ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Ann Oncol. 2023;34(4):339-357.Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer V.5.2024. © National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. 2024. All rights reserved. Accessed April 24, 2024. To view the most recent and complete version of the guideline, go online to NCCN.org. NCCN makes no warranties of any kind whatsoever regarding their content, use or application and disclaims any responsibility for thier application or use in any way.
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