Clinical trials

ALK TKIs, particularly second- and third-generation ALK TKIs, have significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with advanced ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, patients continue to face challenges related to drug resistance and disease progression; in the CROWN study, 40% of patients still experienced disease progression within five years. There are currently no standard treatment recommendations for this patient population. This study retrospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of ensartinib combined with anlotinib as a second-line treatment in patients who had developed resistance to lorlatinib. The inclusion criteria for data collection were patients aged ≥18 years with histologically confirmed stage IIIB-IV ALK-positive NSCLC who had developed resistance to lorlatinib; prior to lorlatinib treatment, patients could have received up to two other ALK-TKIs, excluding ensartinib.

Primary Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of high-dose firmonertinib combined with bevacizumab and intrathecal pemetrexed in EGFR Ex19del/L858R-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with leptomeningeal metastasis (LM), as measured by Overall Survival (OS). Secondary Objectives: 1. To assess the efficacy of this regimen in EGFR Ex20ins/PACC/L861Q-mutated NSCLC with LM. 2. To further evaluate therapeutic outcomes across cohorts, including: * Time to Treatment Failure (TTF) * Leptomeningeal Objective Response Rate (ORR-LM) * Clinical Response Rate 3. To analyze the impact of this regimen on \*quality of life\* using standardized metrics: * EORTC QLQ-C30 * EORTC QLQ-LC13 4. To assess safety profiles across cohorts, focusing on: * Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs) graded per \*CTCAE v5.0\* * Frequency of treatment-related toxicities Exploratory Objectives: To investigate correlations between dynamic changes in: * Plasma-derived circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) * Cerebrospinal fluid-derived cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and clinical outcomes through comparative analysis of genomic profiling and epigenetic signatures before and after treatment.