Therapeutic Response

v::ALK status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Atezolizumab in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

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Tecentriq (atezolizumab) [package insert]. FDA. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to atezolizumab for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have disease progression during or following platinum-containing chemotherapy. Patients with EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations should have disease progression on FDA-approved therapy for NSCLC harboring these aberrations prior to receiving atezolizumab.
Tecentriq (atezolizumab) [product information]. EMA. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized atezolizumab for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after chemotherapy. Patients with EGFR mutant or ALK-positive NSCLC should also have received targeted therapies before receiving atezolizumab.