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ALINA Trial

Adjuvant ALK-positive resected NSCLC - Roche/Genentech

Adjuvant ALK-positive resected NSCLC Alecensa (alectinib) ESMO 2023 FDA Approved
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Top KOLs Discussing ALINA

Yakup Ergün
Yakup Ergün
@dr_yakupergun
19.7K impressions
Stephen V Liu, MD
Stephen V Liu, MD
@StephenVLiu
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Jarushka Naidoo
Jarushka Naidoo
@DrJNaidoo
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Dr. Antonio Calles
Dr. Antonio Calles
@Tony_Calles
14.7K impressions
Oncology Brothers
Oncology Brothers
@OncBrothers
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Dr Amol Akhade
Dr Amol Akhade
@SuyogCancer
11.1K impressions

ALINA Key Slides & Visuals

Official trial slides and relevant visuals shared by KOLs at ESMO 2023. Click any image to expand.

Yakup Ergün
Yakup Ergün @dr_yakupergun
ALINA Data
16.3K impressions · 102 likes · Oct 21, 2023
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[Slide 1] 16:30 - 18:15 Presidential 1 CHAIRS JEAN-YVES BLAY, SOLANGE PETERS ALINA study design* Resected Stage IB (≥4cm)-IIIA ALK+ NSCLC Alectinib per UICC/AJCC 7th edition 600 mg BID Recurrence Other key eligibility criteria: 2 years Further ECOG PS 0-1 treatments at IESMO egress Eligible to receive platinum-based R investigator's chemotherapy 1:1 choice and Adequate end-organ function survival No prior systemic cancer therapy Platinum-based follow-up chemotherapy+ Recurrence Ben Solomon Stratification factors: N=257 Q3W; 4 cycles Stage: IB (2 4cm) VS II vs IIIA ALINA: Efficacy and safety of Race: Asian vs non-Asian adjuvant alectinib versus chemotherapy in patients with early-stage ALK+ non-small cell Primary endpoint Other endpoints lung cancer (NSCLC) Disease assessments (including brain DFS per investigator, tested hierarchically: CNS disease-free survival MRI)$ were conducted at baseline, Stage II-IIIA ITT (Stage IB-IIIA) OS every 12 weeks for year 1-2, every 24 weeks for year 3-5, then annually Safety congress Data cut-off: 26 June 2023; CNS central nervous system; DFS, disease-free survival; ITT. intention to treat MADRID 2023 ESMO "Superiority trial: Cisplatin pemetrexed, cisplatin vinorebine or cisplatin gemcitabine; cisplatin could be switched to carboplatin in case of intolerability FDFS defined as the time from randomisation to the first documented recurrence of disease or new primary NSCLC as determined by the investigator, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first; Assessment by CT scan where MRI not available; NCT03456076 congress MADRID 2023 ESMO Madrid Auditorium - Hall 6 MADRID SPAIN 20-24 OCTOBER 2023 --- [Slide 2] 16:30 - 18:15 Presidential 1 CHAIRS JEAN-YVES BLAY, SOLANGE PETERS Disease-free survival: stage II-IIIA* 100 93.8% Alectinib Chemotherapy 88.3% (N=116) (N=115) 80 Alectinib Patients with event 14 (12%) 45 (39%) Death 0 1 Disease-free survival (%) 63.0% Recurrence 14 44 IESMO 60 53.3% Chemotherapy Median DFS, Not reached 44.4 months (95% CI) (27 NE) 40 DFS HR 0.24 (0.13, 0.45) Ben Solomon (95% CI) pt<0.0001 ALINA: Efficacy and safety of 20 adjuvant alectinib versus chemotherapy in patients with 0 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 early-stage ALK+ non-small cell Time (months) lung cancer (NSCLC) No. at risk Alectinib 116 111 111 107 67 49 35 21 10 3 Chemo 115 102 88 79 48 35 23 17 10 2 Median survival follow up: alectinib, 27.9 months; chemotherapy, 27.8 months MADRID 2023 ESMO congress Data cut-off: 26 June 2023; Time from last patient in to data cut off was 18 months "Per UICC/AJCC 7th edition; Stratified log rank; DFS defined as the time from randomisation to the first documented recurrence of disease or new primary NSCLC as determined by the investigator, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first MADRID congress 2023 ESMO Madrid Auditorium - Hall 6 MADRID SPAIN 20-24 OCTOBER 2023 --- [Slide 3] 16:30 18:15 Presidential 1 CHAIRS JEAN-YVES BLAY, SOLANGE PETERS Disease-free survival by stage* 100 Alectinib Stage IB 2-year DFS rate, % Stage IB Stage II Stage IIIA 80 (95% CI) (n=26) (n=92) (n=139) Disease-free survival (%) no Alectinib 92.3 95.6 92.7 (77.8, 100.0) (89.5, 100.0) (86.4,98.9) 40* 71.6 66.3 60.7 Chemotherapy Chemotherapy (44.2,99.0) (51.7,81.0) (47.9,73.5) 20* IESMO I HR 0.21 0.24 0.25 0. (95% CI) (0.02.1.84) (0.09.0.65) (0.12,0.53) 0 6 12 15 24 30 36 42 48 54 No. at risk Time (months) Address 11 : M NP Chemo 12 10 10 10 1 NE Ben Solomon 100 100 Stage II Stage IIIA ALINA: Efficacy and safety of Alectinib 80 60 Alectinib adjuvant alectinib versus Disease-free survival (%) Disease-free survival (%) chemotherapy in patients with 00 $ early-stage ALK+ non-small cell Chemotherapy 40 40 Chemotherapy lung cancer (NSCLC) 20 20 0 0 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 No at risk Time (months) No. Time (months) Neclab 47 44 - 43 20 18 : 12 " Alectinic 58 KY 17 64 35 27 10 Chamo 11 #1 " 30 21 If a NE Chemo 70 61 55 17 17 18 14 9 : congress MADRID ESMO Data cut-off 26 June 2023 2023 Per UICC/AJCC 7th edition; Unstratified analysis congress MADRID 2023 ESMO Madrid Auditorium - Hall 6 MADRID SPAIN 20-24 OCTOBER 2023 --- [Slide 4] 16:30 - 18:15 Presidential 1 CHAIRS JEAN-YVES BLAY, SOLANGE PETERS Disease-free survival subgroup analysis (ITT) Subgroup No. of events / patients DFS HR (95% CI) All patients 65 257 0.24 (0.14-0.43) Age <65 43 196 0.26 (0.13-0.52) a65 22 61 0.24 (0.08-0.71) Sex Male 35 123 0.26 (0.11-0.60) Female 30 134 0.22 (0.10-0.50) ESMO Race Asian 31 143 0.36 (0.17-0.79) Non-Asian 34/114 0.16 (0.06-0.38) ECOG PS at 0 32 137 0.20 (0.09-0.46) baseline 1 33 120 0.31 (0.14-0.69) Ben Solomon Tobacco use Never 37 154 0.27 (0.13-0.55) Current 0 8 NE ALINA: Efficacy and safety of history Previous 28 95 0.22 (0.08-0.57) adjuvant alectinib versus Stage* Stage IB 6 26 0.21 (0.02-1.84) chemotherapy in patients with Stage II 22 92 0.24 (0.09-0.65) 37 139 early-stage ALK+ non-small cell Stage IIIA 0.25 (0.12-0.53) lung cancer (NSCLC) Regional lymph NO 11 39 0.19 (0.04-0.88) node status N1 20 88 0.34 (0.13-0.89) N2 34 130 0.21 (0.09-0.47) 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.0 Alectinib better Chemotherapy better MADRID ESMO congress Data cut-off 26 June 2023 2023 Altows indicate lower bound of the CHO 1; "Per UICC/AJCC yrs edition MADRID congress 2023 ESMO Madrid Auditorium - Hall 6 MADRID SPAIN 20-24 OCTOBER 2023
Dr. Antonio Calles
Dr. Antonio Calles @Tony_Calles
ALINA Data
14.7K impressions · 122 likes · Oct 21, 2023
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[Slide 1] Disease-free survival: stage II-IIIA* 100 Alectinib Chemotherapy (N=116) (N=115) 80 Alectinib Patients with event 14 (12%) 45 (39%) Death 0 1 Disease-free survival (%) Recurrence 14 44 60 Chemotherapy Median DFS, Not reached 44.4 months (95% CI) (27.8, NE) 40 DFS HR 0.24 (0.13, 0.45) (95% CI) pt<0.0001 20 0 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 Time (months) No. at risk Alectinib 116 111 111 107 67 49 35 21 10 3 Chemo 115 102 88 79 48 35 23 17 10 2 Median survival follow up: alectinib, 27.9 months; chemotherapy, 27.8 months MADRID congress ESMO Data cut-off: 26 June 2023; Time from last patient in to data cut off was -18 months 2023 *Per UICC/AJCC 7th edition; Stratified log rank; DFS defined as the time from randomisation to the first documented recurrence of disease or new primary NSCLC as determined by the investigator, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first --- [Slide 2] Disease-free survival: ITT (stage IB-IIIA)* 100 Alectinib Chemotherapy (N=130) (N=127) 80 Alectinib Patients with event 15 (12%) 50 (39%) Death 0 1 Disease-free survival (%) Recurrence 15 49 60 Chemotherapy Median DFS, Not reached 41.3 months (95% CI) (28.5, NE) 40 DFS HR 0.24 (0.13, 0.43) (95% CI) pt<0.0001 20 0 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 Time (months) No. at risk Alectinib 130 123 123 118 74 55 39 22 10 3 Chemo 127 112 98 89 55 41 27 18 11 2 Median survival follow up: alectinib, 27.8 months; chemotherapy, 28.4 months congress Data cut-off: 26 June 2023; Time from last patient in to data cut off was -18 months MADRID 2023 ESMO *Per UICC/AJCC 7th edition; Stratified log rank; :2 events in the alectinib arm, 4 events in the chemo arm; one additional patient in the chemo arm died but was censored due to incomplete date of death recorded. DFS defined as the time from randomisation to the first documented recurrence of disease or new primary NSCLC as determined by the investigator, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first --- [Slide 3] Sites of disease recurrence (ITT) 100% No disease No disease Site(s) of distant Alectinib Chemotherapy 90% recurrence recurrence recurrence* (n=130) (n=127) (n=115) (n=77) 80% Brain 4 14 70% Bone 1 8 60% Adrenal gland 0 3 Patients Lymph node 0 2 50% Kidney 0 1 40% Local/regional New primary + distant (n=5) Peritoneum 0 1 30% lung cancer Distant (n=1) (n=22) Other 1 0 20% Local/regional + distant (n=2) Local/regional 10% (n=22) Local/regional (n=9) Distant (n=3) 0% Alectinib Chemotherapyt congress Data cut-off: 26 June 2023; *At disease assessment where first recurrence detected; patients may have MADRID 2023 ESMO multiple sites of disease recurrence counted; One patient died without a recurrence event reported --- [Slide 4] Post-recurrence subsequent therapy Number of patients with disease recurrence, n (%) Alectinib Chemotherapy (n=15) (n=49) Patients with any subsequent therapy 13 (87) 43 (88) Systemic therapy 13 (87) 38 (78) ALK TKI 7 (47) 37 (76) Alectinib 4 (27) 29 (59) Brigatinib 4 (27) 4 (8) Crizotinib 0 4 (8) Lorlatinib 0 2 (4) Ceritinib 0 1 (2) Chemotherapy 6 (40) 2 (4) Immunotherapy 1 (7) 1 (2) Other anti-cancer therapy 1 (7) 1 (2) Radiotherapy 5 (33) 9 (18) Surgery 1 (7) 3 (6) congress Data cut-off: 26 June 2023 MADRID ESMO Includes any subsequent therapy reported on or after date of earliest contributing event to disease recurrence; 2023 Patients may have received more than one subsequent anticancer therapy
Rami Manochakian MD, FASCO CancerEducation
ALINA Data
10.4K impressions · 46 likes · Apr 10, 2024
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[Slide 1] OF NEW 1928 1812 3828 ENGLAND The NEW ENGLAND JOURANT JOURNAL of MEDICINE SPECIALTIES TOPICS MULTIMEDIA CURRENT ISSUE LEARNING/CME AUTHOR CENTER PUBLICATIONS ORIGINAL ARTICLE f X in Alectinib in Resected ALK-Positive Non-Small- Cell Lung Cancer Authors: Yi-Long Wu, M.D. ID , Rafal Dziadziuszko, M.D., Ph.D., Jin Seok Ahn, M.D., Ph.D., Fabrice Barlesi, M.D., Ph.D., Makoto Nishio, M.D., Ph.D., Dae Ho Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Jong-Seok Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Wenzhao Zhong, M.D., Ph.D., Hidehito Horinouchi, M.D., Ph.D., Weimin Mao, M.D., Ph.D., Maximilian Hochmair, M.D., Filippo de Marinis, M.D., M. Rita Migliorino, M.D., Igor Bondarenko, M.D., Ph.D., Shun Lu, M.D., Qun Wang, M.D., Tania Ochi Lohmann, Ph.D., Tingting Xu, M.D., Andres Cardona, M.Sc., Thorsten Ruf, M.D., Johannes Noe, Ph.D., and Benjamin J. Solomon, M.B., B.S., Ph.D., for the ALINA Investigators* -15 Author Info & Affiliations Published April 10, 2024 I N Engl I Med 2024;390:1265-1276 I DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2310532
Dipesh Uprety MD FACP
Dipesh Uprety MD FACP @DipeshUpretyMD
ALINA Data
7.6K impressions · 54 likes · Oct 21, 2023
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[Slide 1] Disease-free survival subgroup analysis (ITT) Subgroup No. of events / patients DFS HR (95% All patients 65 / 257 0.24 (0.14-0 Age <65 43 / 196 0.26 (0.13-C 265 22 / 61 0.24 (0.08-C Sex Male 35 / 123 0.26 (0.11-0 Female 30 / 134 0.22 (0.10-0 Race Asian 31 / 143 0.36 (0.17- Non-Asian 34 / 114 0.16 (0.06-0 ECOG PS at 0 32 / 137 0.20 (0.09- baseline 1 33 / 120 0.31 (0.14- Tobacco use Never 37 / 154 0.27 (0.13- history Current 0 / 8 NE Previous 28 / 95 0.22 (0.08- Stage IB 6 / 26 Stage* 0.21 (0.02- Stage II 22 / 92 0.24 (0.09- Stage IIIA 37 / 139 0.25 (0.12- Regional lymph NO 11 / 39 0.19 (0.04- node status N1 20 / 88 0.34 (0.13- N2 34 / 130 0.21 (0.09- 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.0 Alectinib better Chemotherapy better congress MADRID 2023 ESMO Arrows indicate lower bound of th
Jarushka Naidoo
Jarushka Naidoo @DrJNaidoo
ALINA Data
6.1K impressions · 63 likes · Oct 21, 2023
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[Slide 1] j congre 3 DRID ESMO ongress --- [Slide 2] Should we treat also patients with Stage II? YES! Study or Subgroup Perioperative Immunothery Placebo Hazard Ratio Events Total Events Total Exp [(O-E)/V], Fixed, 95% CI 77T 22 81 26 81 0.81 [0.46, 1.43] Aegean 21 104 27 110 0.76 [0.43, 1.34] Keynote671 37 118 62 121 0.59 [0.40, 0.88] Total (95% CI) 303 312 0.68 [0.51, 0.90] Total events 80 115 Heterogeneity: Chi2 = 1.01, df = 2 (P = 0.60); 12 = 0% 0,1 0,2 0.5 1 2 5 10 Test for overall effect: Z = 2.70 (P = 0.007) Perioperative Control MADRIO ESMO congress Marina Chiara Garassino @marinagarassino Content of this presentation is copyright and responsibility of the author. Permission is required for re-use. --- [Slide 3] Should we treat also when PD-L1 is negative? YES! Study or Subgroup Placebo Hazard Ratio Events Total Events Total Exp [(O-E)/V], Fixed, 95% CI 77T 33 93 44 93 0.73 [0.47, 1.14] Aegean 35 122 46 125 0.76 [0.49, 1.17] Keynote 671 58 138 77 151 0.75 [0.54, 1.05] Neotorch 17 69 30 70 0.59 [0.33, 1.04] Total (95% CI) 422 439 *0.72 [0.58- 0.89] Total events 143 197 Heterogeneity: Chi² = 0.59, df = 3 (P = 0.90); 12 = 0% 0.05 0.2 1 5 20 Test for overall effect: Z = 2.99 (P = 0.003) Perioperative immuno Placebo congress I Marina Chiara Garassino @marinagarassino Content of this presentation is copyright and responsibility of the author. Permission is required for re-use.
Eric K. Singhi, MD
Eric K. Singhi, MD @esinghimd
ALINA Data
5.0K impressions · 60 likes · Apr 10, 2024
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[Slide 1] The NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL of MEDICINE RESEARCH SUMMARY Alectinib in Resected ALK-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Wu Y-L et al. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2310532 CLINICAL PROBLEM ALK-positive ALINA Trial non-small-cell Although platinum-based chemotherapy is currently the lung cancer Alectinib Chemotherapy recommended adjuvant treatment for resected ALK-posi- N=130 N=127 tive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), it is associated with only modestly improved survival and a high risk of adverse events. Alectinib, a potent oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor, may improve patient outcomes and reduce Alectinib disease recurrence, but data comparing alectinib against standard chemotherapy are lacking. 600 mg Twice daily for 24 mo Four 21-day cycles CLINICAL TRIAL Design: A global, phase 3, open-label, randomized trial assessed the efficacy and safety of alectinib as adjuvant Disease Recurrence or Death therapy in resected ALK-positive NSCLC. HR, 0.24 (95% CI, 0.13-0.43); P<0.001 Intervention: 257 adults with completely resected, ALK- 100 Alectinib positive NSCLC of stage IB (tumors ≥4 cm), II, or IIIA 90 80 were randomly assigned to receive oral alectinib (600 mg twice daily) for 24 months or four 21-day cycles of intra- point was disease-free survival. Percentage of Patients Alive and Free from Disease 70 60 venous platinum-based chemotherapy. The primary end 50 40 30 Chemotherapy 20 10 RESULTS 0 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 Efficacy: During a median follow-up of 27.8 months Months since Randomization (27.8 months in the alectinib group and 28.4 months in the chemotherapy group), alectinib therapy was associ- ated with a 76% lower risk of disease recurrence or death Adverse Events than chemotherapy. Alectinib (N=128) Chemotherapy (N=120) Safety: Adverse events were common, most were low 100 98.4 93.3 grade, and few led to treatment discontinuation. No 90 LIMITATIONS AND REMAINING QUESTIONS Estimated Percentage of Patients 80 new safety issues arose. 70 60 50 40 30 29.7 30.8 Black patients were underrepresented in the trial 20 population. 10 0 Longer follow-up is needed to better understand the Any Adverse Event Grade 3 or 4 Adverse Events effect of adjuvant alectinib on overall survival. The trial did not address the potential usefulness of CONCLUSIONS adding chemotherapy to alectinib, which could allow therapy intensification in selected patient groups. In patients with resected ALK-positive NSCLC, adjuvant alectinib showed a significant benefit with respect to The appropriate treatment duration of adjuvant targeted therapies in resectable NSCLC is still unclear. disease-free survival as compared with adjuvant platinum- based chemotherapy, as well as a low-grade safety profile with few discontinuations due to adverse events. Links: Full Article NEJM Quick Take Editorial
Misty Dawn Shields
Misty Dawn Shields @drshieldsmd
ALINA Data
4.9K impressions · 89 likes · Jun 03, 2024
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Jonathan Spicer MD PhD
Jonathan Spicer MD PhD @DoctorJSpicer
ALINA Data
4.9K impressions · 91 likes · Oct 23, 2023
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ALINA Top Tweets

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Yakup Ergün
Yakup Ergün@dr_yakupergun

#ESMO23 ALINA trial: Adjuvant Alectinib vs Chemotherapy 3y DFS Stage 1B➡️92.3 vs 71.6% (HR:0.21) Stage 2➡️95.6 vs 66.3% (HR:0.24) Stage 3➡️92.7 vs 60.7%...

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Dr. Antonio Calles
Dr. Antonio Calles@Tony_Calles

ALINA Adjuvant Alectinib versus Chemo in resected ALK+ NSCLC 💥 Alectinib DFS HR 0.24 🧠 Metástasis protection A new SOC to implement tomorrow in the clinic. Takes chemo out of the equation in...

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Rami Manochakian MD, FASCO CancerEducation
Rami Manochakian MD, FASCO CancerEducation@RManochakian

🔥🚨@OncoAlert Hot off the press. Just published @NEJM Results of #ALINA phase 3 trial of adjuvant #Alectinib vs #Chemotherapy in...

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Oncology Brothers
Oncology Brothers@OncBrothers

Post #ASCO24 (aka #ASCOLung @BalazsHalmosMD), extrapolating from #LAURA, what about Stg III unresectable ALK+ NSCLC, post ChemoXRT, your...

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Stephen V Liu, MD
Stephen V Liu, MD@StephenVLiu

Phase III ALINA trial of adjuvant alectinib for resected stage Ib-IIIA (AJCC v7) #ALK NSCLC now @NEJM. Compared 2y of alectinib to chemotherapy. Alectinib improved DFS (HR...

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Dipesh Uprety MD FACP
Dipesh Uprety MD FACP@DipeshUpretyMD

ALINA #ESMO23 @ESMO Presidential ➡️Phase III study of Adjuvant Alectinib versus Chemo for early-stage resectable ALK+ NSCLC ➡️↑ DFS with Alectinib (HR...

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Ben Solomon
Ben Solomon@bensolomon1

Alectinib in Resected ALK-Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | New England Journal of Medicine

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Jarushka Naidoo
Jarushka Naidoo@DrJNaidoo

#ESMO23 Excellent discussion by @marinagarassino of CM77T and ALINA In this discussion, she performed her own mini meta-analysis to address whether we should give neoadj...

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Eric K. Singhi, MD
Eric K. Singhi, MD@esinghimd

🔥 Results of phase 3 ALINA study now published in @NEJM 2 yrs adjuvant alectinib v chemotherapy ✅ DFS HR 0.24 ✅ 🧠 DFS HR 0.22 IMO, practice changing for our patients w/ ALK positive...

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Misty Dawn Shields
Misty Dawn Shields@drshieldsmd

Fantastic #oralabstract session today for #NSCLC, #mesothelioma, &amp; #SCLC w/ my fabulous co-chair @_ShankarSiva at...

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About the ALINA Trial

ALINA is a Phase III, randomized, open-label, global trial (NCT03456076) that established adjuvant alectinib (Alecensa) as the new standard of care for patients with completely resected ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer. The trial randomized 257 patients with stage IB (tumors >=4 cm) to IIIA ALK-positive NSCLC to receive either oral alectinib 600 mg twice daily for 24 months or intravenous platinum-based chemotherapy. ALINA is the first trial to demonstrate that an ALK inhibitor in the adjuvant setting provides a significant disease-free survival benefit over chemotherapy, and the second targeted therapy approved for adjuvant NSCLC after osimertinib (ADAURA).

FDA Approval

FDA APPROVED Alecensa (alectinib) — Adjuvant treatment following tumor resection in patients with ALK-positive NSCLC, as detected by an FDA-approved test

On April 18, 2024, the FDA approved alectinib (Alecensa) for adjuvant treatment of resected ALK-positive NSCLC based on the ALINA trial results. This is the second targeted therapy approved for adjuvant NSCLC (after osimertinib for EGFR). Approved under Project Orbis.

Companion diagnostic: VENTANA ALK (D5F3) CDx Assay co-approved for patient selection.

Source: FDA Press Release

Trial Methodology & Results

Study Design

Phase III, randomized (1:1), open-label, global trial. Patients received oral alectinib 600 mg twice daily for 24 months or platinum-based chemotherapy in four 21-day intravenous cycles. ALK-positive status confirmed by FDA-approved test or VENTANA ALK (D5F3) CDx assay.

Population

Patients with completely resected, histologically confirmed stage IB (tumors >=4 cm), II, or IIIA ALK-positive NSCLC (AJCC 7th edition). 257 patients randomized: 130 alectinib, 127 chemotherapy. No prior systemic anticancer therapy permitted.

Interventions

Alectinib 600 mg orally twice daily for 24 months versus investigator's choice of platinum-based chemotherapy (cisplatin or carboplatin with pemetrexed or gemcitabine) for four 21-day cycles.

Primary Endpoints

Primary endpoint: disease-free survival (DFS), tested hierarchically in stage II-IIIA patients then in the ITT population. Secondary endpoints: CNS disease-free survival, overall survival (OS), and safety.

Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

Alectinib demonstrated a profound DFS benefit versus chemotherapy. In stage II-IIIA patients, DFS HR was 0.24 (95% CI: 0.13-0.45; p<0.001). The 2-year DFS was 93.8% with alectinib versus 63.0% with chemotherapy. The 3-year DFS was 88.7% versus 54.0%. Updated data at ESMO 2025 (48-month follow-up) showed DFS HR 0.36, with 4-year DFS of 74.5% vs 46.3%. CNS DFS HR was 0.22 (95% CI: 0.08-0.58), demonstrating significant protection against brain metastases.

DFS HR 0.24 — 2-year DFS 93.8% vs 63.0%

Source: NEJM Publication

Overall Survival (OS)

Overall survival data remain immature. At the ESMO 2025 update (48-month follow-up), 4-year OS rates were 98.4% with alectinib versus 92.4% with chemotherapy. Only 2 of 130 alectinib patients and 5 of 127 chemotherapy patients had died at the time of the primary analysis.


Source: ESMO 2025 Update

Safety & Tolerability

Alectinib was well tolerated with a favorable safety profile compared to chemotherapy. Treatment-related adverse events occurred in 93.5% of alectinib patients and 89.2% of chemotherapy patients. Most common alectinib AEs were increased creatinine kinase (43%), constipation (42.4%), and hepatotoxicity. Serious AEs occurred in only 1.6% with alectinib versus 6.7% with chemotherapy. Treatment discontinuation due to AEs was 5.5% with alectinib versus 12.5% with chemotherapy. No grade 5 treatment-related events.

Well tolerated — 5.5% discontinuation vs 12.5% chemo

Source: FDA Approval

Clinical Implications

ALINA established alectinib as the standard of care for resected ALK-positive NSCLC (NCCN Category 1 for stage II-IIIA). The trial demonstrated that adjuvant targeted therapy can replace chemotherapy entirely in ALK-positive patients, similar to the ADAURA paradigm in EGFR-mutant NSCLC. The strong CNS protective effect (HR 0.22) is particularly meaningful given the 50-60% lifetime risk of brain metastases in ALK-positive NSCLC. Key debates include optimal treatment duration (2 years vs longer), whether chemotherapy adds benefit on top of alectinib, and OS maturity.

ALINA in the News

Key KOL Sentiments - ALINA

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Stephen V Liu, MD
@StephenVLiu
● POSITIVE Phase III ALINA trial of adjuvant alectinib for resected stage Ib-IIIA (AJCC v7) #ALK NSCLC now @NEJM. Compared 2y of alectinib to chemotherapy. Alectinib improved DFS (HR 0.24) with 2y DFS rate 94% vs 63%! CNS DFS 0.22, OS pending. Standard of care
Jarushka Naidoo
@DrJNaidoo
● POSITIVE #ESMO23 Excellent discussion by @marinagarassino of CM77T and ALINA In this discussion, she performed her own mini meta-analysis to address whether we should give neoadj chemoIO in: stage II YES PDL1&lt;1% YES Impressive insights @myESMO @Onco
Misty Dawn Shields
@drshieldsmd
● POSITIVE Fantastic #oralabstract session today for #NSCLC, #mesothelioma, &amp; #SCLC w/ my fabulous co-chair @_ShankarSiva at #ASCO24 ⭐️BEAT-SC, BEAT-Meso ✅PFS/🛑OS 🚨ALINA ⬆️QOL &gt; Chemo 💪ADAURA ⬇️MRD+ &gt; PBO ‼️CM 77T 💉➕N2, ⬇️ micromets 🏠+FH 🫁 ⬆️risk in
Jonathan Spicer MD PhD
@DoctorJSpicer
● POSITIVE #ALINA, #ADAURA and #KN671 were all smiles today @myESMO #ESMO23! Love these guys! https://t.co/094rK9iW1B
● POSITIVE ‼️Most exciting practice changing ) abstract at #ESMO23: ALINA ‼️ Adjuvant Alectinib vs Chemo for ALK+ #lungcancer Stage IB-III 3y DFS Stage 1B: 92.3 ➡️71.6% (HR:0.21) Stage 2: 95.6 ➡️66.3% (HR:0.24) Stage 3: 92.7 ➡️60.7% (HR:0.25) 👉🏽We now have 2
Mario Balsa
@MarioBalsaMD
● POSITIVE 🫁 #ESMO25 #NSCLC – Updated phase III ALINA trial: adjuvant alectinib vs chemo in resected ALK+ NSCLC (stage IB–IIIA) 🎯 DFS HR 0.24 (95% CI 0.13–0.43, p&lt;0.0001) || 4-year follow-up: DFS 75.5% vs 47.0% 💥 CNS-DFS HR 0.37 (95% CI 0.19–0.74) ☄️ OS tre
Dr Amol Akhade
@SuyogCancer
● POSITIVE ALINA. Adjuvant Alectinib for 2 years vs chemotherapy 4 cycles for ALK positive NSCLC . 2 and 3 year DFS rates . Significant benefits for DFS ( dipping from 2 nd year to 3 rd year , as expected, but still very much Significant) good post progress
Sanjay Popat
@DrSanjayPopat
● POSITIVE ALINA presented by @bensolomon1. A huge homogeneous DFS &amp; CNS DFS effect for adjuvant alectinib. The remaining immediate q is need for adjuvant chemo? Think it’s still needed, till we have longer f/up. Local PD remains an issue. Undoubtedly now
Ben Solomon
@bensolomon1
● POSITIVE A timely discussion with @NarjustFlorezMD amazing host of @iaslc Lung Cancer Considered podcast about the ALINA trial given the recent @US_FDA approval of adjuvant alectinib for resected ALK+ NSCLC! Thanks @NarjustFlorezMD ! #LCSM https://t.co/0ZNJ20
Tom Newsom-Davis
@tnewsomdavis
● POSITIVE ALINA: adjuvant alectinib in resectable ALK+ NSCLC 👉 Huge DFS benefit: HR=0.24 👉 Neuroprotective: HR=0.22 🔺Large stage 3 popn 👉 Relapse TKI mainly 2G/3G 💭 Practice changing data 💭 OS data needed 💭 Usual Qs about cure vs delay, and best duration of
Balazs Halmos
@BalazsHalmosMD
● POSITIVE Time to elect alectinib for all your resected st 1B/3 (AJCC 7th ed) ALK-positive cases #lcsm! https://t.co/didtS57Hrk https://t.co/kcJVFn7Cva
Yakup Ergün
@dr_yakupergun
● POSITIVE #ESMO25 ALINA: Adjuvant alectinib vs chemo in resected ALK+ NSCLC 🔹 ~4-year follow-up 🔹 DFS: HR 0.35–0.36, 4y rate 75% vs 47% 🔹 CNS-DFS: HR 0.37 🔹 OS immature 💬 Long-term data confirm adjuvant alectinib as standard of care in resected ALK+ NSCLC ht
Christian Rolfo
@ChristianRolfo
● POSITIVE Very elegant discussion by @marinagarassino on the #CM77T trial and ALINA. Congrats! @myESMO @ALKPositiveinc #ESMO23 https://t.co/f0S9WV37Uz
Uur zkerim
@UOzkerim
● POSITIVE 🔥 #ESMO25 Breaking — ALINA trial update! With nearly 4 years of follow-up, adjuvant alectinib continues to show a sustained, clinically meaningful DFS benefit over chemotherapy in resected ALK+ NSCLC (HR 0.35–0.40). CNS-DFS also favored alectinib, an
Helena Bote de Cabo
@helenabotedcabo
● POSITIVE ALINA: adj alectinib vs chemo for pts with resected #ALK+ NSCLC. Great presentation by @bensolomon1 and brilliant discussion by @marinagarassino!! Looking forward to OS data! @ESMO #ESMO23 https://t.co/7shD3QvWoR
Dr Riyaz Shah
@DrRiyazShah
● POSITIVE ALINA update ; no chemo in investigational arm; DFS HR 0.36 (0.35 in earlier stage) : does neuroprotective benefit extends beyond 2y?; OS HR excellent. #ESMO25 https://t.co/qT48oMLiBC
Oncology Brothers
@OncBrothers
● POSITIVE 7. #ALINA: Update Adj Alectinib in resected ALK+ NSCLC - Our current SoC - mDFS at 4yrs for Stg IB-IIIA: 75.5% vs 47% (HR: 0.35) - mOS at 4yrs 98.4% vs. 92.4% - Checking NGS in every stage of NSCLC is SoC 9/10 https://t.co/lLrv1jVUKf https://t.co/
Antonio Passaro
@APassaroMD
● POSITIVE 🛎 just published in @NEJM our editorial on the groundbreaking ALINA trial, evaluating the role of adjuvant alectinib in patients with resected NSCLC carrying ALK rearrangements. A major advance for our patients! 🔗https://t.co/JnVwLAYEeB https://t.
Sandip Patel MD
@PatelOncology
● POSITIVE @SuyogCancer @myESMO @OncoAlert @StephenVLiu @FordePatrick Very impressive DFS for no chemo and 2y treatment, expect strong OS similar to ADAURA but longer term followup key. Practice changing
Oscar Tahuahua
@OscarTahuahua
● POSITIVE ALINA (Updated results)🌍 In resected stage IB–IIIA ALK+ NSCLC, adj alectinib kept strong DFS benefit vs CTx (HR 0.35), 4-yr DFS ≈75% vs 47%, clear CNS benefit (HR 0.37). OS immature. Confirms alectinib as adjuvant SoC @OncoAlert @myESMO #ESMO25 htt
Enes Erul MD
@ErulEnes
● POSITIVE Exciting news for resected ALK-positive NSCLC! 🎉 ALINA trial underscores urgent need for ALK biomarker testing in all NSCLC stages. Adjuvant alectinib offers significant improved 2-year DFS over chemo(93.8% vs. 63.0%), with favorable safety. 🧬✨ #Lun
Patrick Forde
@FordePatrick
● POSITIVE @bensolomon1 Beautiful work @bensolomon1 Yi-Long Wu, colleagues and all the pts, families and team members!
Yuji Uehara, MD
@DrYujiUehara
● POSITIVE Impressive long-term data from ALINA at #ESMO25! Adjuvant alectinib vs chemo in resected ALK+ NSCLC shows: ⏳ 4-yr ITT DFS Rate: 75.5% vs 47.0% (HR 0.35) 🧠 4-yr ITT CNS-DFS Rate: 90.4% vs 76.1% (HR 0.37) OS trend favors alectinib. Clear standard of ca
● POSITIVE @bensolomon1 Amazing effort! Onwards! To stop or solve resistance to alectinib
Katsuaki Maehara Ph.D.
@KatsuakiMaehara
● POSITIVE @bensolomon1 Congratulations @bensolomon1 ‼️ Great work &amp; weldeserved.
Gerry Hanna
@gerryhanna
● POSITIVE @bensolomon1 Fantastic work @bensolomon1 , all the Alina team and patients involved. 👏👏👏
Mustafa Khasraw
@MKhasraw
● POSITIVE @bensolomon1 Congratulations @bensolomon1
Iman ElHariry
@iman_elhariry
● POSITIVE @DrSanjayPopat @bensolomon1 Data looks great and with HR of .2 rarely seen in clinical trials. The observation of clear low prevalence of metastasis dis in Alk gp suggests either antimetastatic effect and/or better SG in a subgroup!
Dr. Antonio Calles
@Tony_Calles
● NEUTRAL ALINA Adjuvant Alectinib versus Chemo in resected ALK+ NSCLC 💥 Alectinib DFS HR 0.24 🧠 Metástasis protection A new SOC to implement tomorrow in the clinic. Takes chemo out of the equation in adjuvant? Great presentation by @bensolomon1 #LCSM
● NEUTRAL 🔥🚨@OncoAlert Hot off the press. Just published @NEJM Results of #ALINA phase 3 trial of adjuvant #Alectinib vs #Chemotherapy in patients with resected #ALK+ stage IB-IIIA Non-Small-Cell #LungCancer showing: ⬆️#DFS HR: 0.24 2-year #DFS: 93% vs 63%
Dipesh Uprety MD FACP
@DipeshUpretyMD
● NEUTRAL ALINA #ESMO23 @ESMO Presidential ➡️Phase III study of Adjuvant Alectinib versus Chemo for early-stage resectable ALK+ NSCLC ➡️↑ DFS with Alectinib (HR 0.24) #LCSM @OncoAlert @BTFCancerNews @bensolomon1 https://t.co/D7OKFbpZU3
Eric K. Singhi, MD
@esinghimd
● NEUTRAL 🔥 Results of phase 3 ALINA study now published in @NEJM 2 yrs adjuvant alectinib v chemotherapy ✅ DFS HR 0.24 ✅ 🧠 DFS HR 0.22 IMO, practice changing for our patients w/ ALK positive early-stage NSCLC @ALKPositiveinc @ALKpositiveINT @OncoAlert #
Giannis Mountzios
@g_mountzios
● NEUTRAL #ESMO23: Much awaited ALINA trial Alectinib up to 2yrs vs chemoX4 in ALK+ resected IB-IIIA #NSCLC by unique @bensolomon1   • N=130/127 • mFUP=27.8m • mDFS=NE vs41.3m, HR=0.24! • CNS DFS HR= 0.22‼️   NEW SOC👏💪 #SoME #LCSM @OncoAlert @OncBrothers @ALK
Yvonne Diaz
@Yvonne_Diaz_
● NEUTRAL At #ESMO23, Professor @DrSanjayPopat says the ALINA #clinicaltrial data will be game changing for people w/ operated ALK+ #lungcancer &amp; will change how we manage this area. Demonstrates how research changes lives on a day-to-day basis. Follow th
IASLC
@IASLC
● NEUTRAL Dive into groundbreaking data from the ALINA trial: Read a recent conversation with Drs. @bensolomon1 and @NarjustFlorezMD from the Lung Cancer Considered podcast, via #ILCN: https://t.co/opUpcslMbB #LCSM
Yksel rn
@DrYukselUrun
● NEUTRAL 🫁ALINA: Adjuvant alectinib significantly improves 2-year disease-free survival in resected ALK-positive NSCLC patients (stage IB, II, IIIA) vs. platinum-based chemo: 93.8% vs 63.0% (stage II/IIIA) &amp; 93.6% vs 63.7% (ITT). 🫁Highlights potential s
ALK Positive
@ALKPositiveinc
● NEUTRAL Dr Ken Culver, our Dir of Research &amp; Clinical Affairs, is at #ESMO23 advocating for our ALK+ #cancer community. He’s meeting pharma, investigators &amp; biotech, making sure they understand it’s important they develop drugs for ALK. Much to be
Balazs Halmos
@BalazsHalmosMD
● NEUTRAL @OncBrothers @NarjustFlorezMD @DipeshUpretyMD @lungoncdoc @ADesaiMD @BijoyTelivala @JackWestMD @StephenVLiu @christine_lovly @FordePatrick I would elect…. alectinib Love the CROWN results but here a fraction (albeit small) of patients might not truly
Marcelo Corassa, MD.
@MarceloCorassa
● NEUTRAL ADAURA has now a friend: ALINA. @bensolomon1 makes it clear that discussion with adjuvant Osi remains with Alectinib. Adjuvant Alectinib improved DFS compared to chemo (NRx44.4 months HR 0.24). I’m not comfortable with chemo omission (however accepta
● NEUTRAL #ESMO23 🫁#ALINA: Adj Alectinib x 2 yrs vs. Chemo 1⃣IB(≥4 cm)–IIIA, ALK+NSCLC(AJCC7) 2⃣2- &amp; 3-yr DFS: 94% &amp; 88% vs. 63% &amp; 53% in II-IIIA (HR 0.22) 3⃣ &lt;6% had TKI withdrawal due to AEs ❓Role of Adj chemo: Sequential or Concurrent w/ Alec
H. Jack West, MD
@JackWestMD
● NEUTRAL @SuyogCancer Interesting &amp; important, but I think it will be telling to see how compelling OS benefit is in a setting where most pts get effective treatment post-relapse. If early Rx -&gt; clearly better OS, that's vy diff from dramatic PFS benef
● NEUTRAL @BalazsHalmosMD @OncBrothers @NarjustFlorezMD @DipeshUpretyMD @lungoncdoc @ADesaiMD @BijoyTelivala @JackWestMD @StephenVLiu @christine_lovly @FordePatrick Agreed — based on LAURA and ALINA, I would select alectinib —better AE profile than lorlatinib
● NEUTRAL Live! Plenary at #ESMO23 - ALINA - adjuvant alectinib v chemo in early ALK+ NSCLC @bensolomon1 #🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 https://t.co/iSWVH18m2h
Bijoy Telivala
@BijoyTelivala
● NEUTRAL @dr_yakupergun @myESMO @OncBrothers @RenoHemonc @SuyogCancer @DrYukselUrun @VJOncology @yekeduz_emre @DenizCanGuven1 @FordePatrick @oncodaily Do we know how many got Alectinib post progression in the placebo arm If majority did than it is definitel
Erman Akkus
@Erman_Akkus
● NEUTRAL 📣 Adjuvant alectinib in ALK(+) NSCLC @NEJM (full report of interim analysis of ALINA trial #ESMO23) ✅Significantly improved disease-free survival compared with ChT ➡️completely resected, stage IB (tumors ≥4 cm), II, or IIIA ➡️alectinib (600 mg t
Jeff Ryckman
@jryckman3
● NEUTRAL @SuyogCancer @myESMO @OncoAlert @PatelOncology @StephenVLiu @FordePatrick That's remarkable! Did they mention the percentage who used MRI brain or PET/CT for baseline staging?
Tejas Patil
@TejasPatilMD
● NEUTRAL ALINA out in @NEJM! One thing that stands out to me in ALINA &amp; ADAURA is CNS recurrence in control arm. Current recs for MRI surveillance in resectable NSCLC would miss this. Need to revisit for #EGFR and #ALK NSCLC. #lcsm @ALKPositiveinc @EGFRR
Oncology News Central
@OncNewsCentral
● NEUTRAL 🌟 Join @MayaKKhalil and experts @lungoncdoc, @PatelOncology for a discussion on the big advancements in targeted therapies for #NSCLC. Exciting insights from the ADAURA &amp; ALINA trials highlight the evolving landscape in thoracic oncology. https:
● NEUTRAL 🚨 FDA grants approval for ADJUVANT ALECTINIB in ALK+ve NSCLC post resection. ——-Brief recap——— 👉 Stage IB(4cm and above) - IIIA 👉 Adjuvant ALECTINIB (600mg BD) for 2 years 👉No chemotherapy for patients put on ALECTINIB 👉mDFS NR vs 44mo ( HR &lt; 0
M. Bolton
@5_utr
● NEUTRAL @dr_yakupergun @myESMO @OncBrothers @BijoyTelivala @RenoHemonc @SuyogCancer @DrYukselUrun @VJOncology @yekeduz_emre @DenizCanGuven1 @FordePatrick @oncodaily No OS results?
Dr Arun Chandran
@groundhogcs
● NEUTRAL @SuyogCancer Comment on omitting chemotherapy as adjuvant?
Chiara CATANIA
@ChiaraCATANIA4
● NEUTRAL @Latinamd Yes. I agree. But not only EGFR and ALK. I really think that is important to improve also total NGS in early stage NSCLC to make the right treatment in this stage. Do you propose IO treatm if found ROS1 or RET or NTRK alteration? And so on
● NEUTRAL @esinghimd @NEJM @ALKPositiveinc @ALKpositiveINT @OncoAlert @LungCancerRx Underscores the need to detect ALK fusions in early stage NSCLC!
Ahmed Elalfy PhD
@Ahmedelalfy_PRW
● NEUTRAL @dr_yakupergun @myESMO @OncBrothers @BijoyTelivala @RenoHemonc @SuyogCancer @DrYukselUrun @VJOncology @yekeduz_emre @DenizCanGuven1 @FordePatrick @oncodaily What is the rationale for omitting adjuvant chemotherapy in the Alectinib arm and for two yea
Carlos Henrique
@CarlosHTonco
● NEUTRAL @MarceloCorassa @bensolomon1 I will skip chemo. This head to head trial is undoubtedly to me
Timothe Olivier, MD
@Timothee_MD
● NEGATIVE Health-Related QoL data in ALINA (alectinib adjuvant for 2 years) will be presented tomorrow #ASCO24 #ASCO2024 Quality-of-life in adjuvant settings! @Alfdoc2 Here is why @VPrasadMDMPH and I suspect the data will have an overall high risk of bias!👇
Santhosh Ambika
@RenoHemonc
● NEGATIVE @SuyogCancer Lorla is a tough drug to tolerate. Bet lot of pts will stop it in the adj setting ..
● NEGATIVE @CarlosHTonco @MarceloCorassa @bensolomon1 I will not, yet, unless patient cannot withstand Chemo or don't want to get it. Agree with Corassa, to soon to say if forgoing chemo won't have a long term impact in a population that is usually younger and