Chugai launches ALK inhibitor Alecensa in Japan

7 September 2014

Japanese drugmaker Chugai Pharmaceutical (TYO: 4519) said on Friday that it has launched the ALK inhibitor Alecensa (alectinib hydrochloride) for the indication of ALK fusion gene positive unresectable, recurrent/advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Alecensa received a manufacturing and marketing approval in Japan on July 4, making this the first country to clear the drug, and was listed on the National Health Insurance (NHI) reimbursement price list on September 2, 2014.

Alecensa is a highly selective ALK inhibitor created at Chugai Kamakura Research Laboratories. The drugmaker says that Alecensa exemplifies the personalized health care (PHC) strategy promoted by Chugai and its majority owner, Switzerland’s Roche (ROG: SIX), which has in-licensed the drug for territories including Europe and the USA.

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