FDA Approves Crizotinib [Xalkori] with Companion Diagnostic Test for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers (NSCLC) Positive for the Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Gene
August 26, 2011 – Today, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Crizotinib [Xalkori] to treat the patient subgroup with late-stage (locally advanced or metastatic), non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) whos cancers express (i.e., test positive for the …