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Patient Journey With Advanced Lung Cancer Positive for ALK Fusion in Brazil

Completed
Conditions
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Registration Number
NCT04947683
Lead Sponsor
Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group
Brief Summary

Observational, retrospective cohort study that will include patients diagnosed with NSCLC and ALK rearrangement between January 2015 and December 2020.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
101
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients older than 18 years;
  • Newly diagnosed advanced stage IIIB-IV NSCLC (AJCC 8th edition) or locally advance/distant relapse in the period of January 2015 to December 2020.
  • NSCLC with pathological confirmation of ALK rearrangement by immunohistochemistry, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) or next generation sequencing (NGS);
  • ECOG 0-4;
  • Patients with CNS metastases are also considered eligible, regardless of the initial treatment instituted.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Incomplete medical chart in terms of date of diagnosis, ALK test results and outcomes

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- Describe the treatment sequencing of ALK positive advanced NSCLC in a real-world setting.December of 2020
- Describe the timelines from the appearance of symptoms, histopathological diagnosis, application of the molecular test, and start of treatment.December of 2020
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- Estimate the progression-free survival of first-line treatment, and other subsequent lines;December of 2020

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

CPO Pucrs

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Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer

🇧🇷

Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil

Centro Regional Integrado de Oncologia (CRIO)

🇧🇷

Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Instituto D'OR

🇧🇷

Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

A.C Camargo Cancer Center

🇧🇷

São Paulo, Brazil

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