LORVIQUA was designed to have improve Blood-Brain Barrier penetration to address the challenge of CNS Progression head on2,3LORVIQUA showed compelling CNS efficacy in patients with and without brain metastases, both in terms of response and duration.1,2,3  Intracranial Overall Response in Patients with measurable CNS lesions at baseline1
Intracranial ORR (N=30)a,b

aIntracranial response was assessed by an independent committee using modified RECIST, version 1.12
bPatients with measurable CNS metastases at baseline.2
Data cutoff: 20 March 2020.2

  • Median IC-DoR: Not estimable (95% Cl, NE-NE) with LORVIQUA vs 10 months (95% Cl, 9-11) with crizotinib1
CNS progression delayed in nearly all LORVIQUA-treated patients at 1 year2 Time to intracranial progression by BICR at 12 months (ITT population, N=296)1,2 Time to intracranial progression by BICR at 12 months (ITT population, N=296)1,2 ReferencesGraph adapted from  Shaw AT, Bauer TM, de Marinis F, et al; CROWN Trial Investigators. First-line lorlatinib or crizotinib in advanced ALK-positive lung cancer. N Engl J Med. 2020;383(21):2018-2029

BICR=blinded independent central review; CNS=central nervous system; HR=hazard ratio; IC-DoR=intracranial duration of response; IC-ORR=intracranial objective response rate; ITT=intention to treat.ReferencesReferences:1. Pfizer. LORVIQUA (lorlatinib) Summary of Product Characteristics.2. Shaw AT, Bauer TM, de Marinis F, et al; CROWN Trial Investigators. First-line lorlatinib or crizotinib in advanced ALK-positive lung cancer. N Engl J Med. 2020;383(21):2018-2029.
3. Solomon, Bauer at al; Efficacy and safety of first-line lorlatinib versus crizotinib in patients with advanced, ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer: updated analysis of data from the phase 3, randomised, open-label CROWN study. Lancet Respir Med 2023;11: 354–66Efficacy
LORVIQUA safety profile
 Review the safety Time to intracranial progression by BICR at 12 months (ITT population, N=296)1,2
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