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Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor

Alectinib for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 1 & 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Justin Gainor, MD
Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 years
Awards & highlights
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing two drugs to see if they can treat advanced NSCLC.

Eligible Conditions
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Number of participants treated with the combination of alectinib and bevacizumab with adverse events
Recommended phase II dose of the combination of Alectinib and Bevacizumab
Secondary study objectives
Central nervous system disease control rate
Central Nervous System
Central nervous system progression-free survival
+6 more

Side effects data

From 2018 Phase 3 trial • 119 Patients • NCT02604342
21%
Constipation
16%
Anaemia
14%
Oedema peripheral
14%
Myalgia
13%
Back pain
12%
Asthenia
12%
Dyspnoea
10%
Cough
9%
Decreased appetite
9%
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
8%
Blood bilirubin increased
8%
Pneumonia
6%
Fatigue
6%
Diarrhoea
6%
Headache
6%
Abdominal Pain
6%
Blood Creatinine Increased
6%
Bronchitis
5%
Arthralgia
5%
Electrocardiogram QT Prolonged
5%
Nasopharyngitis
4%
Pyrexia
4%
Vomiting
4%
Nausea
4%
Dizziness
3%
Acute kidney injury
3%
Musculoskeletal Chest Pain
3%
Pain in extremity
3%
Tinnitus
1%
Invasive ductal breast carcinoma
1%
Deep vein thrombosis
1%
Paraesthesia
1%
Haemoptysis
1%
Cholelithiasis
1%
Myocardial infarction
1%
Abscess jaw
1%
Jaw fracture
1%
Blood creatine phosphokinase increased
1%
Ankle fracture
1%
Skull fractured base
1%
Depression
1%
Cerebellar ataxia
1%
Syncope
1%
Osteoporotic fracture
1%
Death
1%
Diverticulitis
1%
Erysipelas
1%
H1N1 Influenza
1%
Pharyngitis
1%
Wound Complication
1%
Neuropathy peripheral
1%
Alopecia
1%
Epilepsy
1%
Abdominal pain
1%
Hypertension
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Experimental: Alectinib
Active Comparator: Premetrexed/Docetaxel

Awards & Highlights

All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 5 other conditions.
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Alectinib and Bevacizumab.Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Phase 1 * Dose escalation will occur using a standard 3+3 dose escalation approach, beginning in dose level I with dose cohorts and rules for escalation and de-escalation. * Alectinib, orally, twice a day, per cycle * Bevacizumab, iv, once per cycle Phase II In the phase II portion of this study, the investigators will evaluate the combination of alectinib plus bevacizumab in ALK-positive patients with untreated or progressive, asymptomatic brain metastases. Eligible participants will receive alectinib plus bevacizumab at the recommended phase II doses determined in the phase I portion of the study.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Bevacizumab
FDA approved
Alectinib
FDA approved

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts General HospitalLead Sponsor
3,006 Previous Clinical Trials
13,307,239 Total Patients Enrolled
Genentech, Inc.Industry Sponsor
1,556 Previous Clinical Trials
569,350 Total Patients Enrolled
Justin Gainor, MDPrincipal Investigator - Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc
Harvard Medical School (Residency)
~4 spots leftby Nov 2025