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Published in: BMC Medicine 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Lymphoma | Research article

Efficacy and safety of iruplinalkib (WX-0593) in ALK-positive crizotinib-resistant advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients: a single-arm, multicenter phase II study (INTELLECT)

Authors: Yuankai Shi, Jianhua Chen, Helong Zhang, Zhihong Zhang, Yiping Zhang, Zhehai Wang, Shucai Zhang, Jian Zhao, Chunling Liu, Xiuwen Wang, Yanqiu Zhao, Changlu Hu, Lei Yang, Xuezhi Hao, Lin Wang, Yunpeng Liu, Yan Yu, Jun Zhao, Mengzhao Wang, Liangming Zhang, Sanyuan Sun, Yanping Hu, Kangsheng Gu, Xiaosheng Hang, Jinlu Shan, Yu Zhang, Bangxian Tan, Weihua Yang, Runxiang Yang, Meimei Si, Huaize Geng, Hui Li, Xiaoyan Kang

Published in: BMC Medicine | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Background

Iruplinalkib (WX-0593) is an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)/c-ros oncogene 1 (ROS1) tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Here we reported the single-arm, phase II study (INTELLECT) results of the efficacy and safety of iruplinalkib for ALK-positive crizotinib-resistant advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

Methods

ALK-positive crizotinib-resistant advanced NSCLC patients aged ≥18 years, with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0–2 were eligible. Patients received iruplinalkib 180 mg orally once daily for a 21-day cycle with a 7-day lead-in phase at 60 mg orally once daily. The primary endpoint was the independent review committee (IRC)-assessed objective response rate (ORR).

Results

From August 7, 2019, to October 30, 2020, 146 patients were included. As of the data cut-off date on November 30, 2021, the median follow-up time was 18.2 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 16.8–18.8). IRC-assessed ORR and disease control rate (DCR) were 69.9% (95% CI 61.7–77.2%) and 96.6% (95% CI 92.2–98.9%), respectively. Investigator-assessed ORR and DCR were 63.0% (95% CI 54.6–70.8%) and 94.5% (95% CI 89.5–97.6%), respectively. Investigator-assessed median duration of response and progression-free survival (the same as median time to progression) were 13.2 months (95% CI 10.4–17.7) and 14.5 months (95% CI 11.7–20.0), respectively. Corresponding IRC-assessed results were 14.4 months (95% CI 13.1–not evaluable [NE]), 19.8 months (95% CI 14.5–NE), and NE (95% CI 14.5–NE), respectively. Investigator-assessed intracranial ORRs were 46% (41/90, 95% CI 35–56%) in patients with central nervous system metastases and 64% (27/42, 95% CI 48–78%) in patients with measurable intracranial lesions. Overall survival data were immature. Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) occurred in 136/146 (93.2%) patients. The most common TRAEs were aspartate aminotransferase increased (63 [43.2%]), alanine aminotransferase increased (54 [37.0%]), and blood creatine phosphokinase increased (51 [34.9%]). Dose interruption, reduction, and discontinuation due to TRAEs occurred in 21 (14.4%), 16 (11.0%), and four (2.7%) patients, respectively.

Conclusions

In this study, iruplinalkib (WX-0593) demonstrated favorable efficacy and manageable safety profiles in patients with ALK-positive crizotinib-resistant advanced NSCLC. Iruplinalkib could be a new treatment option for this patient population.

Trial registration

Center for Drug Evaluation of National Medical Products Administration of China: CTR20190789, registered on April 28, 2019; ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04641754, registered on November 24, 2020.
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Metadata
Title
Efficacy and safety of iruplinalkib (WX-0593) in ALK-positive crizotinib-resistant advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients: a single-arm, multicenter phase II study (INTELLECT)
Authors
Yuankai Shi
Jianhua Chen
Helong Zhang
Zhihong Zhang
Yiping Zhang
Zhehai Wang
Shucai Zhang
Jian Zhao
Chunling Liu
Xiuwen Wang
Yanqiu Zhao
Changlu Hu
Lei Yang
Xuezhi Hao
Lin Wang
Yunpeng Liu
Yan Yu
Jun Zhao
Mengzhao Wang
Liangming Zhang
Sanyuan Sun
Yanping Hu
Kangsheng Gu
Xiaosheng Hang
Jinlu Shan
Yu Zhang
Bangxian Tan
Weihua Yang
Runxiang Yang
Meimei Si
Huaize Geng
Hui Li
Xiaoyan Kang
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Medicine / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1741-7015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02738-5

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