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Therapy Name | Alectinib + Irinotecan |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Alectinib | Alecensa | CH5424802|RO5424802 | ALK Inhibitor 32 RET Inhibitor 53 | Alecensa (alectinib) is an inhibitor of RET and ALK, including ALK fusions and the gatekeeper mutation, L1196M (PMID: 21575866, PMID: 25349307). Alecensa (alectinib) is FDA-approved for use in patients with ALK-positive (rearrangements and fusions) non-small cell lung cancer (FDA.gov). |
Irinotecan | Camptosar | CPT-11 | TOPO1 inhibitor 11 | Camptosar (irinotecan) inhibits Topoisomerase-I activity, resulting in inhibition of DNA replication, and potentially leading to cell death and is indicated as a component of first-line therapy in combination with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin for patients with metastatic or recurrent colorectal carcinoma (FDA.gov). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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ALK rearrange | lung small cell carcinoma | predicted - sensitive | Alectinib + Irinotecan | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical case study, treatment with the combination of Alecensa (alectinib) and Camptosar (irinotecan) resulted in a partial response with progression-free survival lasting longer than 6 months in a small cell lung carcinoma patient harboring an ALK rearrangement (PMID: 34729013). | 34729013 |
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