Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada. Approved

ZYKADIA (ceritinib) as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with ALK-positive locally advanced (not amenable to curative therapy) or metastatic NSCLC who have progressed on or who were intolerant to crizotinib.

This is written in the approval document.

Citation

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Zykadia (ceritinib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00082721.PDF. Revised December 2025. Accessed April 2026.

Therapeutic response

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

Organizations Biomarkers Cancer types Therapies
HC (1) v::ALK Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Ceritinib