Name

Brigatinib

Alternate Names

Alunbrig

Abbreviations

None

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

anaplastic lymphoma kinase

NSC Number

None

Primary Site

Lung

Histology

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Remarks

May 29, 2020: The FDA approved Brigatinib (Alunbrig) for adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer as detected by an FDA-approved test.

4/28/2017: FDA granted an accelerated approval to brigatinib, trade name Alunbrig, for the treatment of patients with metastatic anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib.

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