Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

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

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

ZYKADIA (ceritinib) as monotherapy is indicated 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

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Zykadia (ceritinib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00064867.PDF. Revised February 2022. Accessed June 2025.