Qi Xinke (iruplinalkib)

P=N/A, N=20, Recruiting, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital

P=N/A, N=10, Not yet recruiting, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital; Peking University Shenzhen Hospital

P=N/A, N=200, Not yet recruiting, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences (Shandong Cancer Hospital ＆Institute); Shandong First Medical University

P2, N=28, Not yet recruiting, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital

From the probabilistic sensitivity analysis (PSA), iruplinalkib had a 100% probability of being cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay threshold of $13,447.89/QALY. Compared to crizotinib, iruplinalkib is a cost-effective therapy for treatment-naïve patients with ALK-positive NSCLC.

Systemic SAEs exhibited greater variability across agents, ranging from 29% to 47%: crizotinib, 43% (95% CI, 36%-49%); ceritinib, 41% (95% CI, 37%-45%); lorlatinib, 39% (95% CI, 25%-55%); entrectinib, 32% (95% CI, 28%-36%); repotrectinib, 29% (95% CI, 24%-33%); iruplinalkib, 44% (95% CI, 38%-50%); and unecritinib, 47% (95% CI, 38%-56%)...Taletrectinib and unecritinib were notably associated with hepatotoxicity...These findings will guide drug selection and safety monitoring, emphasizing the necessity of considering patients' health status, potential risk factors, and the characteristics of ROS1-TKI-related adverse reactions. https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024551353, identifier CRD42024551353.

This case underscores the potential of Iruplinalkib, which is currently not available outside of China, to induce rapid and profound tumor regression in ALK-positive NSCLC, particularly in adolescent patients with aggressive clinical presentations. We hope that the anticancer efficacy of Iruplinalkib will be recognized globally and that it will become accessible to ALK-positive lung cancer patients worldwide.

A translational model-based approach using integrated preclinical PK/PD and PopPK modeling in patients with non-small cell lung cancer is a reliable method to predict RP2D. Trial Registration: ChiCTR.org.cn number: ChiCTR20170871; ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03389815; ChinaDrugTrials.org.cn number: CTR20190737.

P2, N=26, Recruiting, Pingping Song | Trial completion date: Apr 2028 --> Mar 2029 | Trial primary completion date: Jan 2026 --> Mar 2027

In December 2023, a needle biopsy of a metastasis in the left lower lobe of the lung showed a positive SDC4-ROS1 fusion. Subsequent treatment with the oral ALK TKI iruplinalkib was initiated based on the patient's preference, which exhibited a promising response over the next 2 months.

As of December 31, 2024, eight ALK-TKIs, including crizotinib, ceritinib, alectinib, ensartinib, brigatinib, lorlatinib, iruplinalkib, and invonalkib have garnered approval from the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) (Ranking according to the approval time for marketing by NMPA), providing targeted treatment agents for ALK-positive NSCLC patients. To standardize the application of ALK-TKIs, The Chinese Association for Clinical Oncologists and the Medical Oncology Branch of China International Exchange and Promotive Association for Medical and Health Care has organized experts to compile the "Clinical practice guideline on anaplastic lymphoma kinase-tyrosine kinase inhibitors for non-small cell lung cancer (2025 edition)". This guideline provides recommendations in four aspects, encompassing ALK fusion testing, ALK-TKI targeted therapy, ALK-TKI adverse events management, and patient post-treatment follow-up, thus serving as a valuable reference for the standardized treatment of Chinese ALK fusion-positive NSCLC.