Kaitlin Sullivan is a contributor for NBCNews.com who has worked with NBC News Investigations. She reports on health, science and the environment and is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at City University of New York.
Pfizer’s lung cancer drug Lorbrena can extend life for patients with a rare form of the disease for years longer than other drugs, according to new research published Friday. The drug treats a type of non-small cell lung cancer with a genetic mutation called ALK. Non-small cell lung cancers account for about 85% of lung cancer diagnoses, and ALK-positive cancers account for about 4% of those diagnoses — more than 70,000 people every year.
” The new study also found that the patients taking Lorbrena were nearly 95% less likely to have their cancer spread to their brain than those taking crizotinib. Four of the 114 patients taking Lorbrena developed brain metastasis within about 16 months, compared to 39 out of the 109 taking crizotinib, a huge feat for people living with ALK-positive lung cancer. “Earlier drugs like crizotinib were not effective at blocking the spread in the brain,” Heymach said.
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