Expert recommendations on the management of major and minor toxicities associated with the use of lorlatinib in Latin America
Lorlatinib is a third-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)/ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that has been shown to have high efficacy in the first line setting for treatment of advanced ALK-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, some adverse events have been described that require proper follow-up and management to obtain the maximum benefit from treatment and minimize risk to the patient. These include dyslipidemia and weight gain, conditions that in Latin America have a high prevalence in the general population, which coupled with limitations in timely access to specialized care, could influence both manifestation and management. The objective of this consensus is to provide recommendations tailored to our real-world setting that will optimize the monitoring and early management of toxicities in patients treated with lorlatinib in Latin America.
Authors
- Carmen Sofía Pupareli
- Aknar Calabrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0641-5683)
- Javier Quilodrán Peredo
- Sergio Mejía (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6721-296X)
- Lizbett Vanessa Garcia Montes
- Luis Corrales
- Andres Felipe Cardona Zorrilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3525-4126)
- Aldo Agustin Perfetti
- Maritza Ramos-Pérez
- Gulherme Harada
- Luis Alberto Mas López
Institutions
- Clínica Alemana (CL)
- Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (CO)
- Instituto Alexander Fleming (AR)
- Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas Norberto Quirno (AR)
- Instituto Nacional de Câncer - INCA (BR)
- Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (CL)
- Hospital Sírio-Libanês (BR)
- Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (MX)
- Centro de Tratamiento e investigación sobre cáncer Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo (CO)
- Centro de Investigación y Manejo del Cáncer (CR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2026-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2026.1740218
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Pfizer