The Phase II trial in China will enroll 106 NSCLC patients with ROS1 fusions who have either never received a tyrosine kinase inhibitor or have received Xalkori.
Despite recognition among drugmakers, researchers, and regulators of the need to diversify precision oncology trials, few Black and Hispanic patients are included in studies.
Repotrectinib is an investigational drug intended for the treatment of patients with advanced solid tumors harboring ROS1, NTRK1-3, or ALK molecular rearrangements.
The decision is based on pooled single-arm trial data demonstrating the agent's ability to prolong progression-free survival and shrink patients' tumors.
The Chinese drug evaluation agency has granted the investigational new drug clinical trial authorization to taletrectinib in NRTK- and ROS1-mutated cancer patients.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence draft guidance suggests more data is needed before using larotrectinib to treat UK cancer cases in histology-independent setting.
The ROS1ders advocacy group is 500 patients strong and they are helping researchers establish cell lines to improve understanding of rare ROS1-positve cancers.
An IASLC survey showed that molecular testing is not performed in line with expert guidelines, which means only a minority of lung cancer patients are benefitting from precision oncology.
