Alecensa
alectinib
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Overview
Alecensa is a cancer medicine used to treat adults with a lung cancer called non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), when the disease is advanced and has not been treated before or has been treated before with a cancer medicine called Xalkori (crizotinib).
Alecensa is used on its own and only if the NSCLC is ‘ALK-positive’, which means that the cancer cells have certain defects affecting the gene that makes a protein called ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase).
Alecensa contains the active substance alectinib.
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Alecensa : EPAR - Summary for the public (PDF/77.1 KB)
First published: 11/04/2017
Last updated: 05/07/2018 -
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Alecensa : EPAR - Risk-management-plan summary (PDF/203.75 KB)
First published: 11/10/2021
Last updated: 23/01/2023
Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Alecensa
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Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/004164
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Active substance |
alectinib hydrochloride
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
alectinib
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
L01ED03
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Additional monitoring |
This medicine is under additional monitoring, meaning that it is monitored even more intensively than other medicines. For more information, see Medicines under additional monitoring. |
Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
Roche Registration GmbH
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Revision |
14
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
16/02/2017
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Contact address |
Emil-Barell-Strasse 1 |
Product information
15/03/2023 Alecensa - EMEA/H/C/004164 - N/0046
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Product information documents contain:
- summary of product characteristics (annex I);
- manufacturing authorisation holder responsible for batch release (annex IIA);
- conditions of the marketing authorisation (annex IIB);
- labelling (annex IIIA);
- package leaflet (annex IIIB).
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Antineoplastic agents
Therapeutic indication
Alecensa as monotherapy is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Alecensa as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with ALK‑positive advanced NSCLC previously treated with crizotinib.