Lorlatinib

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Also known as Lorbrena

PFIZER INC PFE · Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

Key figures

  • Next catalyst

    None scheduled

    Only dates with a source are listed

  • Phase

    Approved

    Not recorded

  • Linked trials

    1

    From ClinicalTrials.gov

  • Latest FDA action

    Approved

    NDA210868,

Recalls, shortages, patents and EU status at a glance

Key information

Indication
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Source: Conditions from ClinicalTrials.gov (opens in a new tab)
Designations
None recorded
Next catalyst
None scheduled

Development timeline

  1. Preclinical Completed
  2. Phase 1 Completed
  3. Phase 2 Completed
  4. Phase 3 CompletedFirst trial start 27 Apr 20171 linked trial
  5. Filed Completed
  6. Approved Current stageFirst approval 2 Nov 2018

Overview

Mechanism
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Route
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Modality
Not recorded
Specialties
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Key dates

No catalysts yet. Editors add each date together with its source.

FDA designations

No FDA designations are on record for Lorlatinib. Editors add each one with its source.

Filed application

No filed application is on record for Lorlatinib. Approvals are listed under FDA actions.

FDA advisory committees

No FDA advisory committee meetings are on record for Lorlatinib.

Clinical trials

Trials linked to Lorlatinib
TrialTitlePhaseStatusEnrollmentPrimary completionResults posted
NCT03052608ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03052608 (opens in a new tab)A Study Of Lorlatinib Versus Crizotinib In First Line Treatment Of Patients With ALK-Positive NSCLCPhase 3Active, not recruiting296 (actual)20 Mar 2020 (actual) Yes First posted Results on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT03052608 (opens in a new tab)

Posted results on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT03052608

  • Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Based on Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) Assessment (Months)
    • Lorlatinib vs Crizotinib: Hazard Ratio (HR) 0.28 (95% CI 0.191 to 0.413), p-value <0.0001, one-sided stratified log-rank, superiority

Serious adverse events (From the first dose of study treatment through end of study follow-up (infinite lag) or start of new anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurred first (assessed up to 33 months).): Lorlatinib 51 of 149; Crizotinib 39 of 142

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov results for NCT03052608 (opens in a new tab)· imported

Posted results as ClinicalTrials.gov prints them: primary outcome analyses and serious adverse event totals only. Registry facts, not reviewed by HealthTrade and not investment advice; filing-derived results are listed separately.

Publications listing NCT03052608 (13), newest first

  1. A plain language summary of the 7-year results from the CROWN study: lorlatinib compared with crizotinib in people with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer.

    Future oncology (London, England) · 2026 Oct 14

  2. Artificial intelligence-enabled early intracranial volumetric response predicts systemic progression-free survival in the phase III CROWN study.

    Neuro-oncology advances · 2026 Jan-Dec

  3. Kinetics and management of adverse events associated with lorlatinib after 5 years of follow-up in the CROWN study.

    The oncologist · 2025 Oct 1

  4. First-Line Lorlatinib Versus Crizotinib in Asian Patients With Advanced ALK-Positive NSCLC: Five-Year Outcomes From the CROWN Study.

    Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2025 Jul

  5. Plain language summary: 5-year results from the CROWN study of lorlatinib vs crizotinib in non-small-cell lung cancer.

    Future oncology (London, England) · 2024 Dec

All 13 publications for NCT03052608

Citations from PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine; abstracts are not stored. A publication lists this study’s NCT number and may be a review that cites many studies.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Posted results are shown as ClinicalTrials.gov prints them; results from company and journal sources are entered by editors and listed separately. Full result tables are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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FDA actions

Original approvals and new-indication supplements for Lorlatinib, newest first
ApplicationActionDateOutcomeReviewSource
NDA210868Action letter for NDA210868 (opens in a new tab) Supplement 4 EfficacyApprovedpriorityDrugs@FDA via openFDA (opens in a new tab)
NDA210868Action letter for NDA210868 (opens in a new tab) Original 1 Type 1 - New Molecular EntityApprovedpriorityDrugs@FDA via openFDA (opens in a new tab)

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EU status (EMA)

Authorised

Lorviqua (EMEA/H/C/004646)

Authorised
Therapeutic area
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Marketing authorisation holder
Pfizer Europe MA EEIG
Active substance (INN)
lorlatinib
ATC code
L01ED05
Latest EMA decision

Matched by active substance: EMA's INN or active substance equals this drug's name.

Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA), medicines data download. Licence: EMA re-use with acknowledgement. EMA medicines report 2026-10-26.

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