Crizotinib

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Crizotinib, sold under the brand name Xalkori among others, is an anti-cancer medication acting as an ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) and ROS1 (c-ros oncogene 1) inhibitor,[3][4][5] approved for treatment of some non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) in the US[6] and some other countries, and undergoing clinical trials testing its safety and efficacy in anaplastic large cell lymphoma, neuroblastoma, and other advanced solid tumo...

Hello, I am new to this forum and pleased to meet you all. My partner, a 27-year old man is being treated with Crizotinib since September 2012. He was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Anaplastic T cells Lymphoma ALK+. After chemo we decided to continue his treatment with Crizotinib (on a clinical trial) rather than following the standard path of autologous stem cell transplant. He has never suspended the treatment apart from short periods (10 days) when his blood work showed he needed to (low white cells). He has been on complete remission since (he actually had a negative CT scan also before starting but his PCR/NPM-ALK from peripheral blood was positive suggesting the illness was still present in the blood and a high chance of relapse). Being a fairly young couple we have been wondering abo...

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Crizotinib

Crizotinib, sold under the brand name Xalkori among others, is an anti-cancer medication acting as an ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) and ROS1 (c-ros oncogene 1) inhibitor,[3][4][5] approved for treatment of some non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) in the US[6] and some other countries, and undergoing clinical trials testing its safety and efficacy in anaplastic large cell lymphoma, neuroblastoma, and other advanced solid tumo...

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NDC Database

Xalkori 200 mg Oral Capsule by Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc ## Markings: Pfizer;CRZ;200 ## Shape: Capsule ## Package Codes: 0069-8141-20 ## Active Ingredients: Crizotinib

NDC Database

Xalkori 250 mg Oral Capsule by Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc ## Markings: Pfizer;CRZ;250 ## Shape: Capsule ## Color: Pink ## Package Codes: 0069-8140-20 ## Active Ingredients: Crizotinib