Crizotinib (Crizonix) 250mg

Crizotinib (Crizonix) 250mg is used to treat metastatic (cancer that has already spread) non-small cell lung cancer. it’s worked by blocking cancer cells.

FAQ about Crizotinib (Crizonix) 250mg

Q: How does Crizotinib (Crizonix) 250mg work for lung cancer?

Crizotinib is called a tyrosine kinase inhibitor because it is a type of cancer growth blocker. It works by blocking certain chemical messengers that tell cells to grow. This stops or slows down cancer.

Q: What is crizotinib used for?

Crizotinib is used to treat metastatic (cancer that has already spread) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is caused by a defect in either a gene called anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) or a gene called ROS1.

Q: How quickly does crizotinib work?

Official answer. We can estimate that Xalkori starts to work within approximately 2 months from graphs plotting progression-free survival, but most trials report on how long Xalkori keeps a person’s cancer from getting worse, not how quickly it works. We call this progression-free survival.

Q: Is crizotinib a chemotherapy?

Crizotinib is generic for the trade chemotherapy drug Xalkori. In some cases, healthcare professionals may use the trade name Xalkori when referring to the generic drug name crizotinib. Drug type: Crizotinib is a targeted therapy.

 

Product Description: Crizotinib is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive or ROS 1 positive. Crizotinib is the first FDA-approved biomarker-driven therapy for both ALK positive and ROS1-positive metastatic NSCLC. The FDA has approved crizotinib as the only drug for ROS 1 positive NSCLC.

Indication: CRIZONIX i is indicated for the first-line treatment of adults with ALK-positive advanced NSCLC and for the treatment of adults with previously treated ALK-positive advanced NSCLC  & ROS1 (+) NSCLC. Crizotinib is an ALK and ROS1 (c-ros oncogene 1, receptor tyrosine kinase) inhibitor.

Product Name	: Crizonix
Generic Name	: Crizotinib
Formulation	: Capsule
Available size	: 28’s
Strengths	: 250mg