Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada.

Health Canada approved lorlatinib as monotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive locally advanced (not amenable to curative therapy) or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

This is written in the approval document as:

LORBRENA (lorlatinib) is indicated as monotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive locally advanced (not amenable to curative therapy) or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Citation

Pfizer Canada ULC. Lorbrena (lorlatinib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00077541.PDF. Revised October 2024. Accessed June 2025.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) v::ALK Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Lorlatinib