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. 2024 Nov 12;13(11):2918–2933. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-24-396

Table 3. Descriptive patient characteristics of advanced ALK-positive NSCLC patients receiving lorlatinib therapy and clinical outcome measures.

Variables Results (n=23)
Age (years) 67.0 [30–84]
Sex
   Male 7 (30.4)
   Female 16 (69.6)
Histology
   Adenocarcinoma 22 (95.7)
   Adenosquamous carcinoma 1 (4.3)
ECOG PS
   0–1 15 (65.2)
   ≥2 8 (34.8)
Smoking history
   Never smoker 11 (47.8)
   Ex-smoker 11 (47.8)
   Smoker 1 (4.3)
Brain metastasis
   Yes 19 (82.6)
   No 4 (17.4)
First-line treatment
   TKI 15 (65.2)
   Chemotherapy 8 (34.8)
Previous lines of ALK-TKI 2.0 [1–3]
Prior ALK-inhibitors
   Crizotinib + 2nd generation ALK-TKI 12 (52.2)
   2nd generation ALK-TKI 11 (47.8)
Objective response rate 13 (56.5)
DCR 15 (65.2)
Complete response 2 (8.7)
Partial response 11 (47.8)
Stable disease 2 (8.7)
Progressive disease 5 (21.7)
Not evaluable 3 (13.0)
Censored 12 (52.2)
Follow-up (months) 93.0 (72.9–113.1)
PFS (months) 9.0 (0.77–17.2)
Post-lorlatinib survival (months) 13.0 (0.0–29.7)
OS (months) 79.0 (26.6–131.4)

Results are presented as median [range], n (%), or median (95% CI). , median OS from advanced or metastatic NSCLC diagnosis. ALK, anaplastic lymphoma kinase; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; PS, performance status; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor; DCR, disease control rate; PFS, progression-free survival; OS, overall survival; CI, confidence interval.