Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada.

Health Canada approved lorlatinib as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have progressed on crizotinib and at least one other ALK inhibitor, or patients who have progressed on ceritinib or aectinib.

This is written in the approval document as:

LORBRENA (lorlatinib) is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have progressed on crizotinib and at least one other ALK inhibitor, or patients who have progressed on ceritinib or aectinib.

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