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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IIIBPhase 1/2NCT05713006

Alectinib Pharmacokinetic in Patients With NSCLC

A Phase 1/2 study testing Alectinib Oral Product in people with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IIIB and ALK Gene Mutation, run by Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia de Mexico at 1 site in Mexico.

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Trial summary

This interventional study aims to determine the pharmacokinetics of orally administered alectinib with dose escalation from 300 mg to 600 mg twice daily in Mexican patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Alectinib Oral Product
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
45 participants
Where
1 siteMexico
Study dates
1 May 2022to 1 Dec 2027
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Both sexes
  • ≥ 18 years old
  • Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of NSCLC
  • Stage IIIB - IV by the American Joint Committee of Cancer Version 8.
  • Recurrent disease (at least 180 days from curative intent treatment)
  • ALK rearrangements tested by FDA-approved tests (IHQ or FISH)
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  • Karnofsky PS scale ≥ 70%
  • Having received first-line treatment with anti-ALK inhibitors and one previous line of platinum-based chemotherapy.
  • Measurable disease as referred by RECIST version 1.1
  • Symptomatic brain metastases could receive prior treatment with radiotherapy or surgery for at least two weeks before treatment initiation.
  • Asymptomatic brain metastases could not receive local therapy before study inclusion.
  • Negative highly sensitive pregnancy test (serum or urine) within 72 days before first dose intervention.
  • Sexually active patients should use a contraceptive method with a failure rate of less than 1% per year.
  • Signed written informed consent
  • Adequate organ function (hematological, liver, and renal function)
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks

Who cannot join

  • Carcinomatous meningitis confirmed by a positive CRL cytology or highly suspicious brain MRI.
  • Previous malignancies except for any carcinoma in-situ
  • Treatment with other anti-cancer therapy
  • Participating in other clinical trials in the former four weeks
  • Any other serious condition or uncontrolled active infection, altered mental status, or psychiatric condition that, in the investigator´s opinion, would limit the ability of an individual to meet the requirements of the study or which affects the interpretability of the results.
  • Active hepatitis virus infection (any serotype) or chronic infection with a potential risk of reactivation evaluated through a serological panel.
  • Active HIV infection.
  • Breastfeeding.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Oscar G Arrieta Rodriguez, M.D., M.Sc. contact

5556280400 ext. 71101

ogar@unam.mx

Mexico1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Thoracic Oncology Unit and Personalized Medicine Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología

    Mexico City, Mexico City, 14080

    Oscar G Arrieta, M.D., M.Sc., 5556280400 ext. 71101, ogar@unam.mx

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Phase I/II Open-label Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics of Alectinib With Sequential Dose Escalation in Patients Diagnosed With ALK-rearranged Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.

This interventional study aims to determine the pharmacokinetics of orally administered alectinib with dose escalation from 300 mg to 600 mg twice daily in Mexican patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC.

The main question it aims to answer is: what will be the peak plasma concentrations of alectinib following sequential dose escalation (300, 450, and 600 mg BID) over nine weeks of pharmacokinetic evaluation (phase I) in Mexican patients with advanced ALK-rearranged NSCLC?

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In phase I (on days 0, 21, and 42), oral alectinib will be administered twice per day (BID) to patients with ALK-positive NSCLC; starting with 300 mg BID in 21-day cycles and dose escalation in 150 mg increments until 600 mg BID. Blood samples will be taken before and after administration of each dose (on days 1, 22, and 43). The primary endopoints in phase I will be dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) and PK parameters (Cmax. maximum plasma concentration; Tmax: time to reach maximum concentration: AUC 1-12: area under plasma ocncentrations-time curve steady-state concentration). At the end of the last blood collection (at day 43), the evaluation of each cycle will be at 600 mg, and the participant will be discharged to continue their treatment on an outpatient basis. Phase one will finish on day 63 of the study.

In phase II, the chosen BID dose based on the phase I portion will be administrated until disease progression, development of unacceptable side effects, or withdrawal of consent. The primary endpoint in phase 2 is the overall response rate (ORR) per RECIST V.1.1.

Read the detailed description

Alectinib will be administrated under fast conditions.

The primary endpoint of the phase II part was ORR. Other secondary endpoints in phase II are progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), intracranial response (ICR), and duration of response (DOR).

Exploratory endpoints in this follow-up analysis included the evaluation of the correlation between tumor shrinkage and PFS and chosen dose to relieve cancer symptoms.

Being tested
Alectinib Oral Product
Keywords
alectinib, positive-ALK, non small cell lung cancer
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Alectinib Oral ProductDrug

    Also called Alecensa 150 mg Roche

    Alectinib is administered with a sequential dose escalation every 21 days from 300 to 600mg twice daily in the phase 1 portion. In phase 2, patients received an investigator-chosen dose based on the PK analysis.

Study groups in NCT05713006
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Alectinib escalation doseExperimentalAlecensa 150 mg Roche
Receives: Drug: Alectinib Oral Product

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. AUC

    The area under the curve (AUC). Pharmacokinetic behavior of the initial alectinib for each given dose (300, 450 and 600 mg).

    Measured: Amount of drug concentration between 0 to 12 hours after first drug administration

  2. Cmax

    Highest concentration of drug in blood (Serum) for each given dose (300, 450 and 600 mg).

    Measured: From baseline control pre-dose, 0.50, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 10.00 and 11.90 hours

  3. Cmin

    Lowest concentration of drug in blood (Serum) for each given dose (300, 450 and 600 mg).

    Measured: From baseline control pre-dose, 0.50, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 10.00 and 11.90 hours

  4. Tmax

    Time in witch Cmax is reached in each dose of the drug (300,450 and 600 mg)

    Measured: From first dose administration through the following 12 hours (day 1)

  5. ORR

    overall response rate is measured in phase two

    Measured: From first dose administration up to disease progression by CT scan every 6 weeks, through study completion.

  6. Steady state

    The amount of drug in the plasma has built up to a therapeutically effective concentration level, and as long as regular doses are administered to balance the amount of drug being cleared, the drug will continue to be active.

    Measured: For phase two: between 2 and 4 months of treatment with investigators chosen dose.

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Adverse events

    Tolerance during drug escalation doses (300, 450, and 600 mg) in the phase one portion based on the PK analysis.

    Measured: From date of first dose administration through 9 weeks.

  2. Drug toxicity

    Adverse events under alectinib Administration a the chosen dose are measured in the phase two portion.

    Measured: From date of starting phase 2 portion until the date of first documented progression date or death from any cause, whichever comes first, assessed up to 60 months.

  3. PFS

    Progression-free survival

    Measured: From date of first dose administration until the date of first documented progression date or death from any cause, whichever comes first, assessed up to 100 months.

  4. OS

    overall survival

    Measured: From date of first dose administration until the date of documented death from any cause or last follow-up, whichever comes first, assessed up to 120 months.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Feb 2023
  2. Study start1 May 2022
  3. Primary completion1 Dec 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Dec 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Patients (≥18 years), both sex, clinical stage IIIB and IV, ALK-rearranged NSCLC treated by Thoracic Oncology Department at Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan).
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
45 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05713006
Sponsor's protocol ID
022/023/ICI_CEI/1583/21_V.2
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
4 Jan 2023
Last updated
8 Apr 2026
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Morcos PN, Nueesch E, Jaminion F, Guerini E, Hsu JC, Bordogna W, Balas B, Mercier F. Exposure-response analysis of alectinib in crizotinib-resistant ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2018 Jul;82(1):129-138. doi: 10.1007/s00280-018-3597-5. Epub 2018 May 10.

    PubMed 29748847
  • Sivignon M, Monnier R, Tehard B, Roze S. Cost-effectiveness of alectinib compared to crizotinib for the treatment of first-line ALK+ advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in France. PLoS One. 2020 Jan 16;15(1):e0226196. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226196. eCollection 2020.

    PubMed 31945065
  • Carlson JJ, Suh K, Orfanos P, Wong W. Cost Effectiveness of Alectinib vs. Crizotinib in First-Line Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-Positive Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Pharmacoeconomics. 2018 Apr;36(4):495-504. doi: 10.1007/s40273-018-0625-6.

    PubMed 29488070
  • Hida T, Nokihara H, Kondo M, Kim YH, Azuma K, Seto T, Takiguchi Y, Nishio M, Yoshioka H, Imamura F, Hotta K, Watanabe S, Goto K, Satouchi M, Kozuki T, Shukuya T, Nakagawa K, Mitsudomi T, Yamamoto N, Asakawa T, Asabe R, Tanaka T, Tamura T. Alectinib versus crizotinib in patients with ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (J-ALEX): an open-label, randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2017 Jul 1;390(10089):29-39. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30565-2. Epub 2017 May 10.

    PubMed 28501140
  • Peters S, Camidge DR, Shaw AT, Gadgeel S, Ahn JS, Kim DW, Ou SI, Perol M, Dziadziuszko R, Rosell R, Zeaiter A, Mitry E, Golding S, Balas B, Noe J, Morcos PN, Mok T; ALEX Trial Investigators. Alectinib versus Crizotinib in Untreated ALK-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 31;377(9):829-838. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1704795. Epub 2017 Jun 6.

    PubMed 28586279

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Alectinib Oral Product in people with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IIIB and ALK Gene Mutation, run by Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia de Mexico at 1 site in Mexico.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 16 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Mexico. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Oscar G Arrieta Rodriguez, M.D., M.Sc. (5556280400 ext. 71101, ogar@unam.mx), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

AUC (time frame: Amount of drug concentration between 0 to 12 hours after first drug administration). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05713006, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Apr 2026.

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