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Clinical Trial Active — Not Recruiting Phase III NCT03456076

A Study Comparing Adjuvant Alectinib Versus Adjuvant Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With ALK Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Study Comparing Adjuvant Alectinib Versus Adjuvant Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With ALK Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer — Active Not Recruiting • Phase III • Oncology •…

📅 14 Oct 2026 ⏱ 1 min read
Active — Not Recruiting
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Status
Active — Not Recruiting
Phase
Phase III
NCT ID
NCT03456076
Start
2018-08-16
Completion
2023-06-26
ClinicaliQ Trial Snapshot
  • A Study Comparing Adjuvant Alectinib Versus Adjuvant Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With ALK Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer — Active Not Recruiting • Phase III • Oncology • NCT03456076.
  • ALK-positive lung cancer patients randomly received either alectinib tablets for two years or chemotherapy for four months; alectinib improved recurrence-free survival.

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What This Trial Is Studying

This randomized, active-controlled, multicenter, open-label, Phase III study is designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of alectinib compared with platinum-based in the adjuvant setting. Participants in the experimental arm will receive alectinib at 600 mg orally twice daily (BID) taken with food for 24 months. Participants in the control arm will receive one of the protocol specified platinum based chemotherapy regimens for 4 cycles. Following treatment completion, participants will be followed up for their disease until disease recurrence. At the time of disease recurrence, participants will enter a survival…

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