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. 2019 Feb 8;10:11–20. doi: 10.2147/LCTT.S179349

Table 2.

Results of observational studies of an ALK inhibitor after initial ALK inhibitor – median OS

Reference Median OS from initiation of second ALK inhibitor, months Median OS from initiation of first ALK inhibitor (ie, OS of ALK sequence), months Median OS from diagnosis of metastatic disease, months
Ceritinib after initial crizotinib
Bendaly et al81 NR NR NR
Bendaly et al80 15.5 NR NR
Gainor et al82 NR 30.3a 49.4
Kayaniyil et al48 20.4 NR 51.0
Alectinib after initial crizotinib
Ito et al44 NR Not reachedb NR
Watanabe et al84 NR 48.6 51.1
Asao et al46 NR NR NR
Yoshida et al57 NR NR NR
Any second-generation ALK inhibitor after crizotinib
Chiari et al45 22 40 NR
Roeper et al83 NR Not reachedc NR
Nosaki et al47 NR 63.75 NR
Cadranel et al50 NR Not reachedd NR
Duruisseaux et al54 NR Not reachede 89.6
Second-generation ALK inhibitor after second generation
Nosaki et al47 NR Not reachedf NR

Notes:

a

From initiation of crizotinib in subset of patients previously treated with chemotherapy.

b

Median duration of follow-up: 21.3 months.

c

Median duration of follow-up: not reported.

d

Median duration of follow-up: 21.4 months.

e

Median duration of follow-up: 44.4 months.

f

Median duration of follow-up: not reported.

Abbreviations: NR, not reported; OS, overall survival.