Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that v::ALK status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Lorlatinib in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Health Canada:

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.