Overview

Trade Name(s):
Xalkori
NCI Definition [1]:
An orally available aminopyridine-based inhibitor of the receptor tyrosine kinase anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and the c-Met/hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR) with antineoplastic activity. Crizotinib, in an ATP-competitive manner, binds to and inhibits ALK kinase and ALK fusion proteins. In addition, crizotinib inhibits c-Met kinase, and disrupts the c-Met signaling pathway. Altogether, this agent inhibits tumor cell growth. ALK belongs to the insulin receptor superfamily and plays an important role in nervous system development. ALK dysregulation and gene rearrangements are associated with a series of tumors.

Biomarker-Directed Therapies

Crizotinib has been investigated in 26 clinical trials, of which 23 are open and 3 are closed. Of the trials investigating crizotinib, 4 are phase 1 (2 open), 3 are phase 1/phase 2 (3 open), 13 are phase 2 (12 open), 5 are phase 3 (5 open), and 1 is no phase specified (1 open).

ALK Fusion, MET Amplification, and ROS1 Fusion are the most frequent biomarker inclusion criteria for crizotinib clinical trials.

Non-small cell lung carcinoma, malignant solid tumor, and lymphoma are the most common diseases being investigated in crizotinib clinical trials [2].

Top Biomarker Inclusion Criteria for Open Clinical Trials Investigating Crizotinib
Top Biomarker Inclusion Criteria for Closed Clinical Trials Investigating Crizotinib
This graph displays the 20 most frequently occurring biomarkers curated on clinical trials investigating crizotinib and the cancer types associated with these biomarkers. These numbers are derived from a set of 5,931 clinical trials for which biomarker status defines treatment.

Drug Details

Synonyms [2]:
met tyrosine kinase inhibitor pf-02341066, 3-[(1r)-1-(2,6-dichloro-3-fluorophenyl)ethoxy]-5-[1-(piperidin-4-yl)-1h-pyrazol-4- yl)pyridin-2-amine, 2-pyridinamine, 3-[(1r)-1-(2,6-dichloro-3-fluorophenyl)ethoxy]-5-[1-(4-piperidinyl)-1h- pyrazol-4-yl], Xalkori, pf-02341066, pf-2341066
Drug Categories [2]:
ALK inhibitors, ROS1 inhibitors, Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Drug Target(s) [2]:
ALK, MET, MST1R, ROS1
NCIT ID [1]:
C74061
SNOMED ID [1]:
R-FBD1D

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/. [2018-07-30] [2018-08-02].

2. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.