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    P3.02a - Poster Session with Presenters Present (ID 470)

    • Event: WCLC 2016
    • Type: Poster Presenters Present
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      P3.02a-005 - The Association between the Percentage of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase(ALK)-Positive Cells and Efficacy of ALK Inhibitor (ID 4621)

      14:30 - 14:30  |  Author(s): T. Tanaka

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      Background:
      The purpose of the study was to explore the association between the percentage of ALK+ cells in fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and the clinical efficacy of ALK inhibitor.

      Methods:
      A total of 73 patients (pts) with ALK rearrangement who were identified the percentages of ALK+ cells in FISH and were treated with ALK inhibitor, were enrolled at three participating institutions. Retrospectively, we evaluated progression-free survival (PFS) by log-rank test and Kaplan–Meier method.

      Results:
      Median % ALK+ cells in FISH was 54% (range 15-100%). Fifty (68.5％) pts used crizotinib (CRZ) and 23 (31.5%) pts used alectinib (ALC) as the first ALK inhibitor. Among 57 pts who were evaluated by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining, 10 had no detectable expression of the ALK protein and the percentage of ALK+ cells was all within 15-29%. The PFS of pts with 15-29% ALK+ cells was shorter than that with 30% or more ALK+ cells (CRZ group: 1.4 months [95% CI: 0.2-4.2] in 15-19% ALK+ cells, 3.25 months [0.47-Not Estimated (NE)] in 20-29%, 6.77 months [4.27-12.6] in 30-100%, p < .001. ALC group: 6.4 months [3.03-16.8] in 20-29%, 23.1 months [7.8-NE] in 30-100%, p = 0.547). Moreover, among pts with 15-29% ALK+ cells, median PFS of pts with IHC- was significantly shorter than that with IHC+ (CRZ group: 1.3 vs 5.6 months, p = 0.009. ALC group: 0.87 vs 40.3 months, p = 0.004).

      Conclusion:
      The case in 15-29% ALK+ cells and IHC- could not obtain the benefit of the ALK inhibitor. However, if the case is IHC+, the long PFS could be expected despite the percentage of ALK+ cells in FISH.

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