Xalkori
crizotinib
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Overview
Xalkori is a cancer medicine used on its own to treat adults with a type of lung cancer called non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), when the disease is advanced. It can be used if the NSCLC is ‘ALK-positive’, which means that the cancer cells contain certain changes affecting the gene responsible for a protein called ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase). It is also used when the NSCLC is ‘ROS1-positive’. This means that the cancer cells contain changes affecting the gene responsible for the protein ROS1.
Xalkori can also be used to treat children and adolescents from 6 to less than 18 years of age with ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a type of blood cancer, or with ALK-positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) that cannot be removed by surgery. IMT is a usually benign tumour affecting a type of muscle cells called myofibroblasts, which play an important role in the wound healing process.
Xalkori contains the active substance crizotinib.
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Xalkori : EPAR - Summary for the public (PDF/119.15 KB)
First published: 14/11/2012
Last updated: 02/12/2022
EMEA/H/C/002489 -
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Xalkori : EPAR - Risk management plan summary (PDF/86.87 KB)
First published: 02/12/2022
Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Xalkori
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Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/002489
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Active substance |
crizotinib
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
crizotinib
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
L01ED01
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Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
Pfizer Europe MA EEIG
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Revision |
33
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
23/10/2012
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Contact address |
Boulevard de la Plaine 17 |
Product information
28/10/2022 Xalkori - EMEA/H/C/002489 - II/0072
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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
XALKORI as monotherapy is indicated for:
- The first‑line treatment of adults with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)‑positive advanced non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- The treatment of adults with previously treated anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)‑positive advanced non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- The treatment of adults with ROS1‑positive advanced non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- The treatment of paediatric patients (age ≥6 to <18 years) with relapsed or refractory systemic anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)‑positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL)
- The treatment of paediatric patients (age ≥6 to <18 years) with recurrent or refractory anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)‑positive unresectable inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT)
Assessment history
News
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16/09/2022
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22/07/2016
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Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) 19-22 October 201523/10/2015