ROS1 positive

Deulorlatinib showed desirable tolerability and efficacy in ALK-positive NSCLC, demonstrating the potential to become a new treatment option in this population.

The outcomes in this MAIC study including Asian patients with ROS1-positive NSCLC showed a trend for greater clinical benefit with entrectinib versus crizotinib. These findings may contribute to better-informed treatment decisions.

We are the first group to report next-generation sequencing of this tumor, which revealed a pathogenic mutation in PIK3CA and a likely pathogenic variant in RUNX1 (AML1). ON with divergent differentiation is very rare, and more robust studies characterizing molecular drivers and pathology may aid in clinical management.

P2, N=117, Active, not recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Trial completion date: Dec 2024 --> Jun 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2024 --> Jun 2025

P1, N=53, Terminated, Pfizer | Trial completion date: Nov 2025 --> Jun 2024 | Active, not recruiting --> Terminated; The study was prematurely discontinued due to strategic reasons, not major safety concerns, futility, or requests from any regulatory authorities

The FDA-approved tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) crizotinib and entrectinib have demonstrated efficacy in treating ROS1 fusion-positive NSCLC. These findings underscore the potential of repotrectinib to address unmet needs in ROS1-rearranged NSCLC, offering durable responses and improved intracranial activity. Future research should prioritize developing next-generation, selective ROS1 inhibitors to reduce Trk-mediated toxicities and improve treatment tolerance.

Furthermore, we propose metabolomic analysis to uncover the drug's mechanisms of action and computational methods like molecular docking to predict its potential targets, which could refine drug design and inform personalized treatment strategies. Our commentary aims to refine the study's conclusions and encourage research that maximizes the understanding and clinical management of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity.

However, the common feature of a proliferation of histiocytic cells often leads to morphological overlap among HNs, and also necessitates a differential diagnosis from several non-HNs or non-neoplastic conditions. In this review, we provide a brief summary of the clinical findings, molecular features, histopathologies, and immunophenotypes of HNs, as well as to discuss their differential diagnosis.

Despite the initial poor response to conventional chemotherapy, the patient exhibited an exceptional and sustained response to crizotinib, with a progression-free survival of 94 months and complete metabolic response on PET scan. This case underscores the importance of molecular profiling in guiding treatment decisions and highlights the efficacy of targeted therapies for ROS1-positive NSCLC.

P2, N=117, Active, not recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Trial completion date: Sep 2024 --> Dec 2024 | Trial primary completion date: Sep 2024 --> Dec 2024

A 3-tier reporting system for ROS-1 SP384 IHC testing combining previous interpretation criteria and diffuse and homogeneous immunoreactivity may better predict ROS1 fusion status without decreasing specificity.

This inaugural multicenter study introduces a novel algorithm for detecting and treating sole reciprocal fusions in advanced cancers, expanding the patient population potentially amenable to KIs.

Considering the current pricing of entrectinib, it is not deemed cost-effective as a first-line or second-line therapy for patients with ROS1 fusion-positive advanced NSCLC when compared to chemotherapy. Alternatively, reserving entrectinib exclusively for second-line therapy might strike a balance between healthcare expenditures and patient outcomes.

P1, N=169, Active, not recruiting, AbbVie | Trial completion date: Mar 2024 --> Dec 2024 | Trial primary completion date: Mar 2024 --> Dec 2024

The tumor volume changes, necroptosis (%), necrosis (%), the degree of TUNEL-positive cell expression, and ROS1-positive cell (%) in the long pulse duration-treated groups (300 μs) were significantly increased compared to the short pulse duration-treated groups (100 μs) (all p < 0.001). The bipolar IRE with a relatively long pulse duration at the same voltage significantly increased IRE-induced cell death in a prostate cancer mouse model.

P2, N=27, Active, not recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Trial completion date: Mar 2024 --> Mar 2025

P2, N=117, Active, not recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Trial completion date: Jun 2024 --> Sep 2024 | Trial primary completion date: Jun 2024 --> Sep 2024

No abstract available

P1, N=198, Active, not recruiting, Shenzhen TargetRx, Inc. | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | N=100 --> 198 | Trial completion date: Jun 2024 --> Oct 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2023 --> Aug 2025

P1, N=53, Active, not recruiting, Pfizer | N=36 --> 53

P2, N=86, Terminated, Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Trial completion date: Dec 2023 --> Jul 2023 | Recruiting --> Terminated; The study was terminated due to the sponsor's research and development strategy adjustment.

Timely CGP is associated with the quality of patient care as measured by 1L matched targeted therapy use, time to therapy discontinuation, and avoidance of ineffective, costly ICPIs.

The first line (1L) therapies included - ROS1 TKIs in 38, chemotherapy in 20, epidermal growth factor receptor TKI in eight and chemotherapy-bevacizumab in one only...Using ROS1 TKI improves clinical outcomes in all-comers though statistically not significant. To further improve outcomes, future trials should pay special attention to patients with poor PS and find a way to increase the current limited access to TKI.

These collective results innovatively documented that AU regulated the unique crosstalk between NRF2 and HIPK2 to coordinate oxidative stress, autophagy, and apoptosis against DIC without compromising the anti-tumor effect of DOX in vitro.

No abstract available

This study provided a comprehensive portrait of TKI-resistance mechanisms in ROS1+ NSCLC patients. Using in silico simulations of TKI activity, novel secondary mutations that may confer TKI resistance were identified and may support clinical therapeutic decision-making.

Our study findings suggest that the prices of ceritinib and crizotinib need to be reduced significantly to justify their value for inclusion in India's publicly financed health insurance scheme for treatment of patients with locally advanced/metastatic ALK- and ROS1-positive NSCLC, respectively.

P2/3, N=30, Recruiting, Cancer Research UK | Initiation date: Dec 2023 --> Jun 2024

Our final analysis proves the efficacy of crizotinib in ROS1-positive lung cancer, but also highlights the devastating impact of TP53 mutations on survival and treatment efficacy. Additionally, our data show that CNS disease control is durable and the risk of CNS progression while on crizotinib treatment is low.

In addition, preclinical investigation of repotrectinib in multiple myeloma is underway in the USA. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of repotrectinib leading to this first approval for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive NSCLC.

No abstract available

P=N/A, N=100, Recruiting, Pfizer | Trial completion date: Jun 2025 --> Oct 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Jun 2025 --> Oct 2025

While crizotinib and entrectinib have been approved to treat ROS1 fusion-positive (ROS1+) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), unmet needs remain. Taltrectinib has the potential to improve PFS based on its greater potency against ROS1+ tumors and high CNS penetration. By selectively inhibiting ROS1 wild-type and its resistant mutations over TRKB, taltrectinib has a better safety profile with minimal CNS-related AEs compared to other ROS1+ inhibitors.

Six drugs (abrocitinib, baricitinib, deucravacitinib, ritlecitinib, tofacitinib, upadacitinib) are used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases (atopic dermatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, alopecia areata, and ulcerative colitis)...The following seven drugs received FDA approval in 2023: capivasertib (HER2-positive breast cancer), fruquintinib (metastatic colorectal cancer), momelotinib (myelofibrosis), pirtobrutinib (mantle cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, small lymphocytic lymphoma), quizartinib (Flt3-mutant acute myelogenous leukemia), repotrectinib (ROS1-positive lung cancer), and ritlecitinib (alopecia areata). All of the FDA-approved drugs are orally effective with the exception of netarsudil, temsirolimus, and trilaciclib. This review summarizes the physicochemical properties of all 80 FDA-approved small molecule protein kinase inhibitors including the molecular weight, number of hydrogen bond donors/acceptors, polar surface area, potency, solubility, lipophilic efficiency, and ligand efficiency.

The ability to overcome acquired resistance to prior generation TKIs (alectinib, brigatinib, ceritinib, and crizotinib) and the high intracranial activity in brain metastatic disease thanks to increased blood-brain barrier penetration are the reasons for the growing popularity and interest in this molecule. So, when prescribing lorlatinib, clinicians must face two diametrically opposed characteristics: a great therapeutic potential without the intrinsic limitations of its precursor TKIs, a cytotoxic activity threatened by suboptimal tolerability, and the unavoidable onset of resistance mechanisms we cannot properly manage yet. In this paper, we give a critical point of view on the stepwise introduction of this promising drug into clinical practice, starting from its innovative molecular and biochemical properties to intriguing future developments, without forgetting its weaknesses.

Repotrectinib had durable clinical activity in patients with ROS1 fusion-positive NSCLC, regardless of whether they had previously received a ROS1 TKI. Adverse events were mainly of low grade and compatible with long-term administration. (Funded by Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb; TRIDENT-1 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03093116.).

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) target ROS1 and can block tumor growth and provide clinical benefits to patients. This review summarizes the current knowledge on ROS1 rearrangements in NSCLCs, including the mechanisms of ROS1 oncogenicity, epidemiology of ROS1-positive tumors, methods for detecting rearrangements, molecular characteristics, therapeutic agents, and mechanisms of drug resistance.

P1, N=150, Recruiting, Ascentage Pharma Group Inc.

P=N/A, N=40, Recruiting, Hunan Province Tumor Hospital | Trial completion date: Dec 2023 --> Dec 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2022 --> Dec 2024

P3, N=512, Completed, Shanghai Institute Of Biological Products | Recruiting --> Completed | Trial completion date: Sep 2022 --> Jan 2023

P=N/A, N=100, Recruiting, Hunan Province Tumor Hospital | Trial completion date: Dec 2023 --> Dec 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2022 --> Dec 2024

A ROS1-rearranged NSCLC with CNS metastases responded to sequential tyrosine kinase inhibitors treatment of crizotinb followed by entrectinib. This report has potential implications in guiding decisions for the treatment after crizotinib resistance.