Pfizer’s new lung cancer treatment Lorbrena has bagged US approval for previously treated patients with a specific gene mutation and metastatic disease.
Pfizer’s lorlatinib has been designated a Promising Innovative Medicine for the treatment of some patients with ALK-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Pfizer has presented Phase II data showing that its next-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor lorlatinib exhibited “clinically meaningful activity” against lung tumours and brain metastases.