Clinical trial NCT03131206
Conditions: ALK-positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) RET-positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) RET-positive Thyroid Cancer
Keywords: Non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC ALK RET alectinib Thyroid cancer
Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Start date: 2017-06-19; Completion date: 2019-04-08
Enrollment: 5 participants; Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED; Intervention model: PARALLEL

Brief summary:
This research trial is studying a drug called alectinib as a possible treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with specific genetic alterations known as ALK or RET rearrangements, and thyroid cancer with RET rearrangements.

Detailed description:
This is a Phase I/II research study, which means that researchers are testing different doses of the drug alectinib in participants with cancer to evaluate its safety, determine a safe dosage range, and identify side effects.

The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has approved alectinib as a treatment option for NSCLC, but at a different dosage.

There are two parts to this study, Phase 1 and Phase 2. In Phase 1, patients with ALK or RET rearranged NSCLC will receive different doses of alectinib to determine the highest dose that can be administered without severe or unmanageable side effects. This is called the maximum tolerated dose and will be the recommended dose for the next part of the study, Phase 2. A Phase I clinical trial tests the safety of an investigational drug and also tries to define the appropriate dose of the investigational drug to use for further studies. "Investigational" means that the drug is being studied.

During Phase 2, participants with RET rearranged NSCLC or thyroid cancer will be given the maximum tolerated dose. During both Phase 1 and Phase 2, the investigators will determine the effect alectinib has on the body, and the effect alectinib has on cancer.

Alectinib belongs to a class of drugs known as tyrosine kinase inhibitors, which stop tyrosine kinases from working. Tyrosine kinases are enzymes that are responsible for activating many proteins in the body's cells. The ALK and RET kinases play an important role in the survival and growth of tumor cells and in the ability of tumor cells to spread to different parts of the body. In laboratory studies and in patients, alectinib has been shown to block the ALK and RET kinases. By blocking these kinases and stopping them from working, it is hoped that alectinib may prevent the survival of tumor cells in addition to stopping their growth and ability to spread.

The purpose of this research study is to learn about the effects of the study drug alectinib, and to find the best dose for treating ALK-positive or RET-positive cancers.

Arms: arm 1: The investigators are looking for the highest dose of the study drug that can be administered safely without severe or unmanageable side effects in participants that have NSCLC, not everyone who participates in this research study will receive the same dose of the study drug. The dosage will depend on the number of participants who have been enrolled in the study and how well the dosage has been tolerated.

* Alectinib
* Oral, BID
* A 7-day lead-in dosing period will be administered at the start of each dose level. Each treatment cycle will be defined as 28 consecutive days. arm 2: Participants with RET-rearranged NSCLC with no previous history of RET-TKI therapy.

* Alectinib
* Oral, BID, participants will receive the RP2D identified during Phase 1.
* Each treatment cycle will be defined as 28 consecutive days. arm 3: Participants with RET-rearranged NSCLC with previous history of RET-TKI therapy.

* Alectinib
* Oral, BID, participants will receive the RP2D identified during Phase 1.
* Each treatment cycle will be defined as 28 consecutive days. arm 4: Participants with RET-rearranged thyroid cancer

* Alectinib
* Oral, BID, participants will receive the RP2D identified during Phase 1.
* Each treatment cycle will be defined as 28 consecutive days.
Interventions: intervention 1: Alectinib
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: * Oral, BID
* Phase I: A 7-day lead-in dosing period will be administered at the start of each dose level. Each treatment cycle will be defined as 28 consecutive days.
* Phase II: Participants will be treated at the RP2D identified during Phase I. Each treatment cycle will be defined as 28 consecutive days.

Protocol documents:
Prot_SAP_000.pdf: 
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NCI Protocol #: 
N/A 
DF/HCC Protocol #: 17-080 
TITLE:  A Phase 1/2 Study of alectinib in RET-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer or RET-
mutated thyroid cancer 
Coordinating Center: 
Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center 
*Principal Investigator (PI):
Mark M. Awad, MD, PhD 
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
mark_awad@dfci.harvard.edu 
Statistician: 
Study Coordinator: 
Suzanne Dahlberg, PhD 
Sarah Clifford  
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute  
dahlberg@jimmy.harvard.edu 
450 Brookline Avenue LG-1B  
Tel: 617-632-5438 
Fax: 617-632-6485 
sarahe_clifford@dfci.harvard.edu 
Responsible Research Nurse: 
Responsible Data Manager: 
Elaine Kelley, RN 
Bryan Marion 
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
Tel: 617-632-3648 
450 Brookline Avenue LG-1B 
Fax: 617-632-6485 
Tel: 617-632-3383 
elaine_kelley@dfci.harvard.edu 
Fax: 617-632-6485 
bryan_marion@dfci.harvard.edu 
NCI-Supplied Agent:  None 
Other Agent:  Alectinib (Alecensa/RO5424802/CH5424802), Genentech/Roche, investigational 
supply 
IND #:  132,210 
IND Sponsor:   Investigator-Initiated Study, Mark Awad MD, PhD 
Protocol Type / Version # / Version Date: 
Revised/Version #6/January 3, 2018 


 
 
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SCHEMA 
 
Phase 1 Dose Escalation: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Phase 2: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enroll 
beginning 
with dose 
level 1 
Treat cohort 
(6 subjects per 
cohort, 
enrollment 
staggered) 
Escalate dose 
Subject diagnosed 
with advanced RET- 
or ALK-positive 
NSCLC 
Informed consent 
and confirmation of 
trial eligibility 
Number of 
DLTs 
≤ 1 
No further escalation. 
Proceed with fallback 
dose if at dose level 1. 
≥ 2 
Informed consent 
and confirmation 
of trial eligibility 
Cohort A: RET-rearranged NSCLC (RET 
TKI naive) - Enroll 16 subjects 
Cohort B: RET-rearranged NSCLC (RET 
TKI pre-treated) - Enroll 16 subjects 
Cohort C: RET-mutated thyroid cancer -
Enroll 16 subjects 
≥ 2 responses  
< 2 responses  
≥ 2 responses  
< 2 responses  
Enrollment stops 
Enrollment stops 
Expand cohort to enroll an additional 9 subjects 
Expand cohort to enroll an additional 9 subjects 


 
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
SCHEMA .........................................................................................................................................2 
1. 
OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................................7 
1.1 
Study Design ............................................................................................................7 
1.2 
Primary Objectives...................................................................................................7 
1.3 
Secondary Objectives...............................................................................................7 
1.4 
Correlative Objective ...............................................................................................8 
2. 
BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................8 
2.1 
Study Diseases .........................................................................................................8 
2.2 
Alectinib ...................................................................................................................9 
2.3 
Rationale ................................................................................................................20 
2.4 
Correlative Studies Background ............................................................................20 
3. 
SUBJECT SELECTION ....................................................................................................21 
3.1 
Eligibility Criteria ..................................................................................................21 
3.2 
Exclusion Criteria ..................................................................................................23 
3.3 
Inclusion of Women and Minorities ......................................................................25 
4. 
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES ...................................................................................25 
4.1 
General Guidelines for DF/HCC Institutions ........................................................25 
4.2 
Registration Process for DF/HCC Institutions .......................................................25 
4.3 
General Guidelines for Other Investigative Sites ..................................................26 
4.4 
Registration Process for Other Investigative Sites.................................................26 
5. 
TREATMENT PLAN ........................................................................................................26 
5.1 
Treatment Regimen ................................................................................................26 
5.2 
Pre-Treatment Criteria ...........................................................................................29 
5.3 
Agent Administration.............................................................................................29 
5.4 
Definition of Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT) ........................................................29 
5.5 
General Concomitant Medication and Supportive Care Guidelines ......................30 
5.6 
Criteria for Taking a Subject Off Protocol Therapy ..............................................32 
5.7 
Duration of Follow Up ...........................................................................................33 
5.8 
Criteria for Taking a Subject Off Study .................................................................33 
6. 
DOSING DELAYS/DOSE MODIFICATIONS ...............................................................33 
6.1 
Dose Modifications ................................................................................................33 
6.2 
Guidelines for Management of Specific Adverse Events ......................................35 
6.3 
Overdose ................................................................................................................38 
7. 
SAFETY PARAMETERS and DEFINITIONS ................................................................38 
7.1 
Adverse Event Characteristics ...............................................................................38 
7.2 
Serious Adverse Events .........................................................................................39 
7.3 
Non-Serious Adverse Events of Special Interest ...................................................41 


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7.4 
Procedures for Eliciting, Recording, and Reporting Adverse Events ....................41 
7.5 
Assessment of Adverse Events for Reporting to Genentech/Roche ......................42 
7.6 
Adverse Event Reporting to Genentech/Roche .....................................................42 
7.7 
Reconciliation ........................................................................................................44 
7.8 
Expedited Adverse Event Reporting ......................................................................44 
7.9 
Expedited Reporting to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ......................45 
7.10 
Expedited Reporting to Hospital Risk Management .............................................45 
7.11 
Routine Adverse Event Reporting .........................................................................45 
8. 
PHARMACEUTICAL INFORMATION ..........................................................................46 
8.1 
Alectinib .................................................................................................................46 
9. 
BIOMARKER, CORRELATIVE, AND SPECIAL STUDIES ........................................48 
9.1 
Pharmacokinetic (PK) Studies ...............................................................................48 
9.2 
Germline and Tumor Genomic Analysis ...............................................................50 
9.3 
Plasma Collection for cfDNA ................................................................................52 
9.4 
Plasma Collection for RET Diagnostic Assay Development ................................53 
10. 
STUDY CALENDAR .......................................................................................................53 
11. 
MEASUREMENT OF EFFECT........................................................................................57 
11.1 
Antitumor Effect – Solid Tumors ..........................................................................57 
12. 
DATA REPORTING / REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ...........................................64 
12.1 
Data Reporting .......................................................................................................64 
12.2 
Data Safety Monitoring..........................................................................................65 
12.3 
Multicenter Guidelines...........................................................................................65 
12.4 
Collaborative Agreements Language .....................................................................65 
12.5 
Genentech/Roche Reporting Requirements ...........................................................66 
12.6 
Trial Completion ....................................................................................................67 
13. 
STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS...............................................................................67 
13.1 
Study Design/Endpoints.........................................................................................67 
13.2 
Sample Size, Accrual Rate and Study Duration ....................................................70 
13.3 
Stratification Factors ..............................................................................................71 
13.4 
Analysis of Primary and Secondary Endpoints .....................................................71 
13.5 
Reporting and Exclusions ......................................................................................71 
14. 
PUBLICATION PLAN .....................................................................................................72 
REFERENCES ..............................................................................................................................73 
APPENDIX A 
PERFORMANCE STATUS CRITERIA ..................................................75 
APPENDIX B 
MODIFICATION OF DIET IN RENAL DISEASE (MDRD) FORMULA76 
APPENDIX C 
CONCOMITANT MEDICATION CONSIDERATIONS ........................77 


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APPENDIX D 
GENENTECH/ROCHE SAFETY REPORTING FAX COVER SHEET 79 
APPENDIX E 
MULTICENTER GUIDELINES ...............................................................80 
15. 
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................82 
15.1 
Purpose ...................................................................................................................82 
15.2 
Multi-Center Data and Safety Monitoring Plan Definitions ..................................82 
16. 
GENERAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .............................................................83 
16.1 
DF/HCC Sponsor ...................................................................................................83 
16.2 
Coordinating Center ...............................................................................................84 
16.3 
Participating Institution ..........................................................................................84 
17. 
DF/HCC REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-CENTER PROTOCOLS..............................85 
17.1 
Protocol Distribution ..............................................................................................85 
17.2 
Protocol Revisions and Closures ...........................................................................85 
17.3 
Informed Consent Requirements ...........................................................................86 
17.4 
IRB Documentation ...............................................................................................86 
17.5 
IRB Re-Approval ...................................................................................................86 
17.6 
Participant Confidentiality and Authorization Statement ......................................87 
17.7 
DF/HCC Multi-Center Protocol Registration Policy .............................................87 
17.8 
DF/HCC Protocol Case Number ............................................................................88 
17.9 
Safety Assessments and Toxicity Monitoring .......................................................90 
17.10 Data Management ..................................................................................................90 
18. 
REQUISITIONING INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG..........................................................91 
19. 
MONITORING: QUALITY CONTROL ..........................................................................91 
19.1 
Ongoing Monitoring of Protocol Compliance .......................................................91 
19.2 
Monitoring Reports ................................................................................................92 
19.3 
Accrual Monitoring ................................................................................................92 
20. 
AUDITING: QUALITY ASSURANCE ...........................................................................93 
20.1 
DF/HCC Internal Audits ........................................................................................93 
20.2 
Audit Notifications.................................................................................................93 
20.3 
Audit Reports .........................................................................................................93 
20.4 
Participating Institution Performance ....................................................................93 
APPENDIX F 
TUMOR TISSUE AND GERMLINE BLOOD SAMPLE REQUISITION 
FORM 
94 
APPENDIX G 
PLASMA GENOTYPING SAMPLE REQUISTION FORM ..................95 
APPENDIX H 
RET FUSION ASSAY SAMPLE REQUISITION FORM .......................96 
APPENDIX I 
PK ASSAY SAMPLE REQUISITION FORM .........................................97 
 
 


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LIST OF TABLES 
 
Table 1: Summary of Adverse Events with Incidence of ≥ 10% Occurring in Alectinib Studies 
NP28761 and NP28673................................................................................................................. 11 
Table 2: Overview of Efficacy Results from Studies NP28761 and NP28673 ............................ 16 
Table 3: Dose Escalation Schedule ............................................................................................... 27 
Table 4: Dose Escalation Scheme ................................................................................................. 28 
Table 5: Alectinib Dose Reductions ............................................................................................. 34 
Table 6: Management of Selected Adverse Events with Alectinib .............................................. 35 
Table 8: DF/HCC Reportable AEs ............................................................................................... 45 
Table 9: PK Collection Schedule (Phase 1) .................................................................................. 48 
Table 10: Study Calendar.............................................................................................................. 54 
Table 11: Criteria for Subjects with Measurable Disease ............................................................. 63 
Table 12: Criteria for Subjects with Non-Measurable Disease .................................................... 63 
Table 13: Accrual Targets ............................................................................................................. 70 


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1. OBJECTIVES 
 
1.1 
Study Design 
 
The phase 1 portion of this trial is an open label dose escalation study to determine the 
recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of alectinib in RET- or ALK-positive non-small cell lung 
cancer (NSCLC).  The phase 2 component of the trial will be an open label dose expansion study 
of alectinib at the determined RP2D in three cohorts: 
Cohort A: RET-positive NSCLC subjects who are RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor 
(TKI)-naive 
Cohort B: RET-positive NSCLC subjects who have received prior RET TKI 
Cohort C: RET-positive thyroid cancer 
 
1.2 
Primary Objectives  
 
Phase 1: 
• To assess safety and tolerability of alectinib as a single agent at increasing dose levels 
in subjects with advanced RET- or ALK-positive NSCLC in order to determine the 
maximal tolerated dose (MTD) and the RP2D. 
• To preliminarily evaluate the objective response rate (ORR) of alectinib. 
 
Phase 2: 
 
• To evaluate the ORR of alectinib at the RP2D in subjects with advanced RET-
positive NSCLC and advanced RET-positive thyroid cancer. 
 
1.3 
Secondary Objectives 
 
Phase 1: 
 
• To evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) of alectinib. 
• To preliminarily assess the progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and 
the duration of response (DoR) of alectinib in enrolled subjects. 
• Among subjects with central nervous system (CNS) disease at baseline: to 
preliminarily explore the CNS duration of response, ORR, and progression-free 
survival rates. 
 
Phase 2: 
 
• To confirm the safety and tolerability of alectinib at the RP2D. 
• To confirm the best objective response per RECIST in subjects with advanced RET-
positive NSCLC and thyroid cancer. 
• To assess progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and the duration of 
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Among subjects with central nervous system (CNS) disease at baseline: to 
preliminarily explore the CNS DoR, ORR, and CNS PFS rates. 
 
1.4 
Correlative Objective 
• To determine tumor- and blood-based molecular markers of response and resistance 
to alectinib. 
 
 
2. BACKGROUND 
 
2.1 
Study Diseases 
 
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide in both men and women, and 
more people die from lung cancer than from colon, breast, and prostate cancer combined.  In the 
United States, there will be 221,200 new cases of lung cancer in 2015 (115,610 in men and 
105,590 in women), and an estimated 158,040 deaths from lung cancer (86,380 in men and 
71,660 in women)1. NSCLC accounts for 85-90% of lung cancer and is comprised of three main 
histologic subtypes:  adenocarcinoma (accounts for ~40% of lung cancers), squamous cell 
carcinoma (25-30%), and large cell (undifferentiated) carcinoma (10%). 
 
Over the past 10 years, the successful identification of targetable alterations in NSCLC has 
revolutionized treatment for subjects whose cancers harbor mutations in genes such as EGFR2-4, 
ALK5-7, and ROS1.8,9  More recently, chromosomal translocations have been discovered in 
NSCLC that generate fusion transcripts involving the RET tyrosine kinase domain with a variety 
of upstream binding partners including KIF5B and CCDC6.10-13  The incidence of RET 
rearrangements in NSCLC appears to be ~1.4%, is mutually exclusive with other oncogenic 
driver mutations, and tends to occur in younger subjects, never smokers, and in the setting of 
adenocarcinoma histology.11,14 
 
Preclinical and early clinical data suggests that RET inhibition with small molecule kinase 
inhibitors represents a promising therapeutic approach for the treatment of NSCLCs harboring 
this rearrangement.  Several multi-kinase inhibitors with RET activity, such as vandetanib, 
sorafenib, and sunitinib, can effectively inhibit cells expressing KIF5B-RET fusions,12 and 
subjects with RET-rearranged NSCLC have responded to cabozantinib, a tyrosine kinase 
inhibitor (TKI) with activity against RET, MET, VEGFR2, FLT3, and c-KIT.15  A recent phase 
II trial of cabozantinib in RET+ lung cancer showed a confirmed response rate of 38% with a 
median duration of response of 8 months; however, most subjects in this study had to reduce the 
dose of cabozantinib due to adverse events.15 
 
Roughly half of sporadic medullary thyroid cancers harbor activating somatic mutations in RET, 
and certain inherited cancers such as familial medullary carcinoma and multiple endocrine 
neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) demonstrate germline mutations in RET.16,17  In a randomized, double-
blind, placebo-controlled phase III trial of medullary thyroid carcinoma, treatment with the RET 
inhibitor vandetanib resulting in improved progression-free survival, objective response rate, and 
disease control rate.18  A separate randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III trial in 
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and 3, and FGFR1-4 also showed significant improvements in progression free survival and 
response rate compared to placebo.19  
 
2.2 
Alectinib 
 
Alectinib (also referred to as Alecensa, RO5424802 or CH5424802) is an oral, small molecule, 
next-generation, highly selective RET and ALK inhibitor with central nervous system 
penetration.  In vitro kinase assays demonstrate that the IC50 of alectinib is 4.8 nM for RET and 
1.9 nM for ALK.  Preclinical studies show that alectinib 1) inhibits RET phosphorylation, 2) 
inhibits growth of the LC-2/ad NSCLC cell line which harbors a CCDC6-RET gene fusion and 
growth Ba/F3 cells driven by KIF5B-RET, and 3) has antitumor activity in mouse LC-2/ad 
xenografts.20 
 
To date, alectinib has been used primarily in NSCLCs with rearrangements in anaplastic 
lymphoma kinase (ALK) in a number of studies, including Study AF-0001JP in Japan, Study 
NP28761/AF-002JG in the U.S and Canada, and the global Study NP28673.  In addition, a 
global phase III study (BO28984) and a Japanese phase III study (JO28929) comparing alectinib 
to crizotinib in treatment-naive ALK-positive NSCLC are underway.   
 
2.2.1 Non-Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism 
 
Single intravenous (IV) dose pharmacokinetic (PK) studies of alectinib in rats and cynomolgus 
monkeys showed low total plasma clearance (CLtot), a large volume of distribution at steady-
state (Vss), and moderately long terminal half-life (t1/2 ) of 17.8-24.4 hours in rats and 10.4 hours 
in monkeys. After single oral administration of alectinib to rats or monkeys, moderate to high 
oral bioavailability (F) was observed in rats (65.2%-88.6%) and in monkeys (50.4%). 
 
Alectinib PK was also evaluated following repeated oral daily doses in 4-week and 
13-week toxicology studies in rats and monkeys. In the 4-week studies, alectinib was 
administered at 6−60 mg/kg to rats and at 1.7−15 mg/kg to monkeys. In the 13-week studies, 
alectinib was administered at 3 to 27 mg/kg to rats and 1.3 to 12 mg/kg to monkeys. In all 
studies, exposures increased with increasing doses. Up to approximately 2-fold accumulations in 
the area under plasma concentration curve from 0 – 24 hours (AUC0-24h) in rats and no marked 
accumulation in monkeys were observed on Day 91 after daily oral administration. 
 
In vitro plasma protein binding of alectinib was high (> 99%) for mice, rats, monkeys and 
humans. Alectinib was highly bound to human serum albumin (HsA) (97%), but much less 
bound to alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AAG) (< 5%). Three tissue distribution studies were 
performed using quantitative whole-body autoradiography (QWBA) after a single oral 
administration of [14C]-alectinib to albino rats at 1 mg/kg or pregnant rats at 1 mg/kg, or 
pigmented rats at 10 mg/kg. The results showed: 
1. Good distribution of radioactivity to the various tissues. The radioactivity concentration 
of almost all of the tissues were similar or higher than that of plasma with concentrations 
in the CNS (cerebrum, cerebellum, and spinal cord) similar to plasma up to 24 hour post-
dose suggesting alectinib penetration into the CNS 
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in maternal rats 
3. Tissue radioactivity disappeared over time, following a time course comparable to that of 
plasma radioactivity, except for melanin-containing tissues, such as uveal tract of eyes, 
which had much higher and more sustained exposure in pigmented rats. 
 
This is consistent with what is commonly observed for lipophilic basic drugs. After a single oral 
administration of [14C]-alectinib to rats, alectinib and its metabolites were excreted mainly in 
feces, and at 168 hours post-dose, 95.7% and 0.5% of the administered radioactivity had been 
recovered in feces and urine, respectively. After a single IV dose of [14C]-alectinib to bile-duct 
cannulated rats, 42.5% of total radioactivity was excreted into bile within 48 hours, of which 
alectinib accounted for 1.3% within 24 hours, suggesting that biliary excretion of parent drug is a 
minor pathway in rats. 
 
The in vitro metabolic profiles of alectinib determined using cryopreserved hepatocytes from 
mice, rats, monkeys, dogs, and humans were similar in all of the species, and the major 
metabolite (> 10% of total radioactivity in hepatocytes, except for mice) was RO5468924 (M4), 
which was formed by morpholine ring opening followed by ealkylation. Other minor oxidative 
metabolites, such as M1 mixture (the major component was M1b, RO7061947) and RO5507197 
(M6), were also identified. CYP3A was shown to contribute 40% to 50% metabolism in human 
hepatocytes. Using recombinantly expressed human CYP isozymes, CYP3A4 was shown to be 
the major isozyme that mediated alectinib metabolism (estimated at least 80% by CYP3A in 
human liver microsomes); minor contributions were seen from multiple other CYP isoforms, 
namely, the CYP1A1, CYP2C8/9, CYP2B6, CYP2D6, CYP3A5, and CYP4A11. Likewise, 
CYP3A4 was shown to be the main enzyme mediating metabolism of M4. In addition, non-CYP 
enzymes are likely involved in metabolism of alectinib to produce M1b in hepatocytes. 
 
An in vivo metabolism study in rats, following a single oral dose of [14C]-alectinib at 1 mg/kg, 
showed that the major drug-related material in plasma was alectinib (72.6% to 92.1%) in samples 
collected by 24 hours while eight minor metabolites were detected on the radiochromatograms. 
 
The major human metabolite M4 was measured from single- and repeat-dose PK and 
toxicokinetic (TK) studies following oral administration of alectinib. The M4-to-parent (M/P) 
AUC ratios was found to be 3% to 5% in rats and approximately 24% in monkeys. Thus, in 
monkeys M4 is considered a major metabolite as well. The maximum exposure of M4 (AUC0-24) 
achieved in rats and monkeys was approximately 30% of that observed in humans at 600 mg 
BID (geometric mean area under plasma concentration–time curve over 24 hours at steady state 
[AUCss,24h] = 5620 ng•h/mL). 
 
Alectinib and M4 did not show reversible inhibition for CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C9, 
CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4 (all IC50 values were > 10 μM), but showed a weak time-
dependent inhibition against CYP3A4. Alectinib, but not M4, competitively inhibited CYP2C8 
with an inhibition constant (Ki) of 1.98 μM. In a cryopreserved human hepatocyte study, 
approximately up to 2-fold induction was observed at 1 μM of alectinib for CYP3A4, CYP1A2, 
and CYP2B6 (to a similar extent in enzyme activities and mRNA levels). 
 
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BCRP. Alectinib and M4 are inhibitors of P-gp (IC50 = 1.13 and 4.68 μM, respectively) and 
BCRP (IC50 = 0.103 and 2.64 μM, respectively). Alectinib does not inhibit OATP 1B1, OATP 
1B3, OAT 1, OAT3, OCT 2, or MRP2 at clinical concentrations (IC50 > 3 μM) but inhibits BSEP 
transporter (IC50 = 0.912 μM). M4 did not show potent inhibition against MRP2 or BSEP (IC50 = 
22 and 70 μM, respectively). Alectinib and M4 are not substrates of human hepatic uptake 
transporters OAPT1B1 and OATP1B3 in vitro. Furthermore, the uptake of alectinib and M4 in 
human hepatocytes was not affected by the presence of broad transporter inhibitors in vitro. 
 
2.2.2 Clinical Safety Summary of Alectinib 
 
Alectinib has been well tolerated in clinical studies to date following multi-dose administration 
at doses of up to 760 mg BID in subjects with locally advanced or metastatic ALK-positive 
NSCLC.  
 
The Phase I/II dose-escalation study of alectinib conducted only in Japan (Study AF001-JP), 
with a dose schedule of 20, 40, 80, 160, 240, and 300 mg orally twice daily (BID) showed that 
alectinib was generally well tolerated. No dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) were observed for any 
cohort in Part 1 of the AF-001JP study. Study NP28761/AF-002JG, ongoing in the U.S. and 
Canada, evaluated the pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of alectinib in subjects with ALK-
positive NSCLC who have progressed on previous treatment with crizotinib, with or without at 
least one line of chemotherapy. The starting dose in Study NP28761 was the highest dosage 
evaluated in Study AF-001JP, 300 mg BID.   
 
Forty-seven subjects have been included in the phase 1 portion evaluating alectinib doses of 300, 
460, 600, 760, and 900 mg BID. In Study NP28761/AF-002JG, no DLTs were observed in the 
dose-escalation cohorts, up to a dose of 900 mg BID. However, 2 subjects in the subsequent 900 
mg BID bridging cohort experienced a DLT, one each of Grade 3 headache and Grade 3 
neutrophil count decreased, and both subjects continued study treatment at reduced dose of 600 
mg BID. On the basis of efficacy, safety, and PK data, the recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) 
is 600 mg BID.  The phase 2 portion of study NP28761 and the global study, NP28673, 
established the benefit/risk of alectinib 600 mg BID in ALK-positive NSCLC subjects who have 
progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib supporting an accelerated approval by the FDA on 
December 11, 2015.  
 
2.2.3 Adverse Events 
 
In pooled safety data from studies NP28761 and NP28673, almost all subjects (98.4%) reported 
at least one adverse event (AE). The majority of AEs were of Grade 1 or 2 in severity. Data is 
depicted in Table 1 below: 
 
Table 1: Summary of Adverse Events with Incidence of ≥ 10% Occurring in Alectinib 
Studies NP28761 and NP28673 
Adverse Event 
N = 253 (%) 
Constipation 
85 (33.6) 
Fatigue 
76 (30) 
Peripheral Edema 
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Table 1: Summary of Adverse Events with Incidence of ≥ 10% Occurring in Alectinib 
Studies NP28761 and NP28673 
Myalgia 
61 (24.1) 
Cough 
48 (19) 
Nausea 
46 (18.2) 
Headache 
42 (16.6) 
Diarrhea 
41 (16.2) 
AST Increased 
40 (15.8) 
Dyspnea 
40 (15.8) 
Anemia 
36 (14.2) 
ALT Increased 
35 (13.8) 
Asthenia 
32 (12.6) 
Back Pain 
31 (12.3) 
Blood creatinine phosphokinase increased 
31 (12.3) 
Vomiting 
31 (12.3) 
Rash* 
30 (11.9) 
Weight Increased 
27 (10.7) 
Data Cut-off: 27 April 2015 
*: Includes rash, maculopapular rash, acneiform dermatitis, erythema, generalized rash, papular 
rash, pruritic rash, and macular rash. 
 
Grade ≥ 3 AEs were reported in 86 subjects (34%) among this same group, with the most 
commonly reported being increased blood creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) (3.6%), dyspnea 
(3.6%), increased alanine transaminase (ALT) (3.2%), and increased aspartate transaminase 
(AST) (2.8%).  
 
AEs leading to discontinuation of treatment were reported in 15 subjects (5.9%). The most 
common AEs leading to treatment discontinuation were ALT increased (4 subjects [1.6%]) and 
AST increased (3 subjects [1.2%]). AEs requiring treatment interruption were reported in 68 
subjects (26.9%). The most common AEs leading to treatment interruption were ALT increased 
(8 subjects [3.2%]) and blood bilirubin increased (7 subjects [2.8%]). 
 
AEs leading to dose reduction were reported in 29 subjects (11.5%). The most common AEs 
leading to dose reduction were blood bilirubin increased (5 subjects [2.0%]), blood CPK 
increased (5 subjects [2.0%]), AST increased (4 subjects [1.6%]), and peripheral edema (3 
subjects [1.2%]). 
 
At least one AE related to treatment was reported for the majority of subjects (77.9%). Events 
reported in ≥ 10% of subjects were fatigue (17.8%), constipation (17.0%), myalgia (16.2%), 
AST increased (13.8%), ALT increased (13.0%), edema peripheral (12.6%), and blood CPK 
increased (11.1%). 
 
2.2.3.1 
Serious Adverse Events and Deaths 
 
Among studies NP28761 and NP28673, a total of 68 serious adverse events (SAEs) were 
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dyspnea, pulmonary embolism, and hyperbilirubinemia (3 subjects [1.2%]) and influenza, 
hemoptysis, ALT increased, AST increased, and hemorrhage (2 subjects [0.8%]). Low rates were 
observed for SAEs leading to study drug withdrawal (3.6%) or study drug interruption or dose 
reduction (9.9%). Fourteen subjects (5.5%) experienced SAEs that were considered by the 
investigator to be related to study drug. 
 
A total of 74 subjects had died as of the cut-off date (29%; 28% in NP28761 and 32% in 
NP28673). Of these, the majority (89.2%) died due to disease progression. Safety-related deaths 
occurred at a low incidence, with 2.8% (7 of 253) of subjects experiencing an AE with fatal 
outcome: hemorrhage (2 subjects) and dyspnea, pulmonary embolism, intestinal perforation, 
endocarditis and death of unknown cause (1 subject each). Two of these seven Grade 5 AEs (one 
of the two events of hemorrhage and the event of intestinal perforation) were considered by the 
investigator to be related to study drug. 
  
There were no deaths during the AF-001JP study within 28 days of treatment discontinuation. In 
Study AF-001JP, 13/70 subjects experienced 15 SAEs: Grade 3 brain edema, Grade 3 radius 
fracture, Grade 3 tumor hemorrhage, Grade 2 cholangitis sclerosing, Grade 1 alveolitis allergic, 
Grade 3 maculopathy, Grade 2 metastases to meninges, lung infection (one Grade 2 and two 
Grade 3), Grade 3 neutrophil count decreased, Grade 1 electrocardiographic T-wave inversion, 
Grade 2 convulsion, Grade 3 pneumonia, and Grade 3 bacterial prostatitis. Eleven of 58 subjects 
(19.0%) who received treatment with 300 mg BID in Study AF-001JP experienced at least one 
SAE. 
 
Overall, alectinib 600 mg BID was well-tolerated and had a manageable safety profile. 
An ongoing Phase III ALEX study is evaluating alectinib 600 mg BID against crizotinib in the 
first line setting. 
 
2.2.3.2 
Hepatotoxicity 
 
Hepatobiliary findings were observed in both the rat and monkey 4- and 13-week toxicity 
studies with alectinib, and findings in the 13-week studies were similar to those of the 4-week 
studies. The findings were at or close to clinically relevant exposures. Hepatobiliary effects 
included increased hepatic ALP, direct bilirubin, GGT and liver weight, 
vacuolation/degeneration/necrosis of bile duct epithelium, inflammatory cell infiltration in 
Glisson’s sheath, enlargement/focal necrosis of hepatocytes, and enlargement of Kupffer cells. 
Abnormal hepatobiliary laboratory test values, such as increased ALT, AST, or bilirubin 
levels, have been observed after alectinib administration. AST, ALT, and total bilirubin 
levels temporarily increased in the initial stages of treatment and then improved. 
In subjects with Grade 3−4 AST/ALT elevations, documented drug-induced liver injury by liver 
biopsy was reported with uncommon frequency in alectinib pivotal clinical trials. Concurrent 
elevations in ALT or AST greater than or equal to three times the ULN and total bilirubin greater 
than or equal to two times the ULN, with normal alkaline phosphatase, occurred with uncommon 
frequency in subjects treated in alectinib clinical trials. In subjects treated with other tyrosine 
kinase ALK inhibitor drugs, abnormal liver function tests and drug-induced hepatotoxicity, 
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See Section 6.2 for management and follow-up. 
 
 
2.2.3.3 
Interstitial Lung Disease/Pneumonitis 
 
TKIs, including ALK inhibitor crizotinib, have been associated with the occurrence of 
treatment-related ILD (including fatalities). Cases of ILD/pneumonitis have been reported in 
clinical trials with alectinib. See Section 6.2 for management and follow-up. 
 
2.2.3.4 
Severe Myalgia and CPK Elevations 
 
Postmarketing experience with some TKIs includes reports of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis. 
Blood CPK increases, generally Grades 1 and 2, and muscular AEs have been reported with 
alectinib treatment. Grade 3 myalgia and CPK elevations have been reported with alectinib 
treatment and were reversible upon dose reduction and interruption. See Section 6.2 for 
management and follow-up. 
 
2.2.3.5 
Bradycardia 
 
In the monkey telemetry study, there were no effects on the ECG, any of the other cardiovascular 
parameters or body temperature at doses up to 15 mg/kg (mean maximum concentration [Cmax]: 
279 ng/mL). In a preliminary non-Good Laboratory Practice telemetry study in conscious 
cynomolgus monkeys, a slight hypotensive effect (approximately 10 mmHg) was seen when 
alectinib was administered at 20 and 60 mg/kg orally with no effects on ECG or heart rate. The 
hypotensive effect of alectinib observed in monkeys was considered to likely be caused by 
vasodilatation induced by L-type Ca2+ channel inhibition. Events of bradycardia have been 
reported with alectinib.  Preliminary heart rate data (based on ECG and pulse measurements) 
from ongoing alectinib clinical trials show a decrease in heart rate during alectinib treatment, 
which is mainly asymptomatic.  In subjects treated with other ALK inhibitors (crizotinib and 
ceritinib), bradycardia adverse events, as well as decreases in heart rate based on ECG and pulse 
measurements, have been reported (XALKORI® U.S. Package Insert; ZYKADIA™ U.S. 
Package Insert). 
 
In case of bradycardia, concomitant medications must be evaluated to identify those that are 
known to cause bradycardia, as well as anti-hypertensive medications; and discontinuation or 
dose reduction of these concomitant medications must be considered. See Section 6.2 for 
management and follow-up. 
 
2.2.3.6 
Vision Disorders 
 
In a rat quantitative whole body autoradiography study, tissue radioactivity disappeared over 
time, following a time course comparable to that of plasma radioactivity, with the exception of 
melanin-containing tissues such as the uveal tract of the eyes, which had a much higher and more 
sustained exposure in pigmented rats.  This is consistent with what is commonly observed for 
lipophilic basic drugs. 
 
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floaters have been reported with several TKIs, including ALK inhibitors (crizotinib and 
ceritinib). Vision disorders, such as dry eye, blepharitis, conjunctivitis, blurred vision, and 
impaired vision have been reported with alectinib and were generally of Grades 1 and 2. See 
Section 6.2 for management and follow-up. 
 
2.2.3.7 
Anemia 
 
Hematologic findings were observed in both the rat and monkey 4- and 13-week toxicity studies 
with alectinib, and findings in the 13-week studies were similar to those of the 4-week studies. 
Findings were at or close to clinically relevant exposures. Hematologic adverse effects such as 
anemia, thrombocytopenia, bleeding, and neutropenia have been observed with most TKIs, 
including ALK inhibitor crizotinib. Cases of anemia have been reported in subjects treated with 
alectinib; the majority of the events were Grade 1 or 2. See Section 6.2 for management and 
follow-up. 
 
2.2.3.8 
Gastrointestinal disorders 
 
GI disorders such as nausea, vomiting, constipation, and diarrhea have been reported with 
alectinib. Similar GI disorders have been observed with other TKIs, including ALK inhibitor 
crizotinib. SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate, syn. sodium dodecyl sulfate) is a surfactant excipient in 
the clinical formulation at a concentration of 50% (w/w SLS to active pharmaceutical 
ingredient). This excipient is a known GI irritant and may be associated with GI AEs including 
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Of note, GI tract toxicity as the safety 
determinant of SLS is not because of systemic toxicity, but a consequence of local irritation to 
the GI tract. In general, when mixed with diet, higher levels of SLS, a known GI tract mucosal 
irritant, are tolerated versus gavage administrations. See Section 6.2for management and follow-
up. 
 
2.2.3.9 
Skin disorders 
 
Results of an in vitro phototoxicity study indicated that alectinib may have phototoxic potential. 
Skin rash has been reported with majority of TKIs including those targeting the ALK receptor. 
Cases of skin rash and photosensitivity have been reported with alectinib and were generally 
Grade 1 or 2. See Section 6.2 for management and follow-up. 
 
2.2.3.10 
Edema 
 
Most TKIs, including ALK inhibitor crizotinib, have been associated with edema. Events of 
edema have been reported with alectinib, mostly Grade 1 or 2. See Section 6.2 for management 
and follow-up. 
 
 
2.2.3.11 
Abnormal renal function 
 
In the 2-week non-human primate study at 60 mg/kg, an increase in creatinine was observed but 
no changes were observed in histopathology. In all other non-human primate studies, no changes 
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treatment and were generally Grades 1 and 2. See Section 6.2 for management and follow-up. 
2.2.4 Clinical Efficacy Summary of Alectinib 
 
Clinical data from the Phase 2 portion of the ongoing Study AF-001JP (crizotinib-naïve ALK-
positive NSCLC subjects) demonstrated an overall response rate (ORR) of 93.5% (95% CI: 
82.1−98.6), and 9 subjects had a complete response (CR) based on independent radiological 
review (data cut-off for response data 31 January 2014). The median duration of treatment 
(DOT) in the study has not been achieved, as 86% of subjects are still active on the study, but the 
projected median DOT is estimated to be at least 14 months as data mature.   
 
Study NP28671 has met its primary objective of demonstrating a clinically meaningful and 
statistically significant ORR based on independent review committee (IRC) assessments (52.2%; 
95% CI: 39.7%, 64.6%) in subjects with ALK-positive advanced NSCLC whose disease had 
progressed on crizotinib treatment. The result of the secondary endpoint, investigator-assessed 
ORR (50.6%; 95% CI: 39.6%, 61.5%), was consistent with the primary endpoint. The key CNS 
secondary endpoint of CORR showed clinically meaningful activity in subjects with measurable 
CNS lesions at baseline according to RECIST v1.1 criteria (75.0%; 95% CI: 47.6%, 92.7%). 
 
Study NP28673 also met its main objective of demonstrating a clinically meaningful and 
statistically significant ORR based on IRC assessments (50.8%; 95% CI: 41.6%, 60.0%) in 
subjects with ALK-positive advanced NSCLC whose disease had progressed on crizotinib 
treatment. The co-primary objective of IRC-assessed ORR in the subgroup of chemotherapy 
pretreated subjects, although not statistically significant, was clinically meaningful (44.8%; 95% 
CI: 34.6%, 55.3%). Due to the hierarchical order of testing, the overall study is considered 
positive since the first co-primary endpoint met statistical significance. The result of the 
secondary endpoint, investigator-assessed ORR (50.7%; 95% CI: 42.1%, 59.3%), was supportive 
of the primary endpoints. The CNS endpoint, CORR, showed clinically meaningful activity in 
subjects with measurable CNS lesions at baseline according to RECIST v1.1 (58.8%; 95% CI: 
40.7%, 75.4%). 
 
Table 2: Overview of Efficacy Results from Studies NP28761 and NP28673  
(as of 27 April 2015) 
 
Alectinib 600 mg BID 
NP28761 
Phase II 
NP28673 
Phase II 
Primary Efficacy Parameters 
ORR (IRC) in RE population 
n=67a 
N=122a 
Responders, n (%) 
35 (52.2) 
62 (50.8) 
[95% CIb] 
[39.7, 64.6] 
[41.6, 60.0] 
ORR (IRC) in subjects pre-treated with 
chemotherapyc 
N=52 
N=96 
Responders, n (%) 
30 (57.7) 
43 (44.8) 
[95% CIb] 
[43.2, 71.3] 
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Alectinib 600 mg BID 
NP28761 
Phase II 
NP28673 
Phase II 
Secondary Efficacy Parameters 
ORR (investigator) in RE population 
N=87 
N=138 
Responders, n (%) 
44 (50.6) 
70 (50.7) 
[95% CIb] 
[39.6, 61.5] 
[42.1, 59.3] 
ORR (investigator) in subjects pre-treated with 
chemotherapy 
N=64 
N=110 
Responders, n (%) 
33 (51.6) 
54 (49.1) 
[95% CIb] 
[38.7, 64.3] 
[39.4, 58.8] 
Exploratory Efficacy Parameters 
DCR (IRC) in RE population 
N=67a 
N=122a 
CR + PR + SD, n (%) 
43 (64.2)d 
78 (63.9)e 
[95% CIb] 
[51.5, 75.5] 
[54.8, 72.4] 
DCR (investigator) in RE population 
N=87 
N=138 
CR + PR + SD, n (%) 
41 (61.2)d 
95 (68.8)e 
[95% CIb] 
[48.5, 72.9] 
[60.4, 76.5] 
DOR (IRC) in RE population 
N=67 
N=122 
Median time to event, months 
13.5 
14.1 
[95% CIf] 
[6.7, NE] 
[10.9, NE] 
DOR (investigator) in RE population 
N=87 
N=138 
Median time to event, months 
11.1 
11.2 
[95% CIf] 
[8.8, NE] 
[9.6, NE] 
PFS (IRC) in safety population 
N=87 
N=138 
Median time to event, months 
8.1 
8.9 
[95% CIf] 
[6.2, 12.6] 
[5.6, 12.8] 
PFS (investigator) in safety population 
N=87 
N=138 
Median time to event, months 
8.4 
9.3 
[95% CIf] 
[5.5, 12.3] 
[7.4, 12.8] 
BID = twice daily; CI = confidence interval; CR = complete response; DCR = disease control rate; DOR = duration of response; 
IRC = independent review committee; NE = not estimated; ORR = objective response rate; PFS = progression-free survival; 
PR = partial response; RE = response-evaluable; SD = stable disease. 
a. 
There were 20 subjects (NP28761) and 16 subjects (NP28673) who did not have measurable disease at baseline 
according to the IRC and therefore were not included in the IRC RE population. 
b. 
95% CI for rates were constructed using Clopper-Pearson method. 
c. 
Primary efficacy parameter only in Study NP28673. 
d. 
DCR is defined as the percentage of subjects with a BOR of CR, PR, or SD lasting for at least 12 weeks after the first 
dose of alectinib. 
e. 
DCR is defined as the percentage of subjects with a BOR of CR, PR, or SD lasting for at least 16 weeks. 
f. 
95% CI for median was computed using the method of Brookmeyer and Crowley. 
 
2.2.5 Clinical Pharmacokinetics 
 
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subjects with ALK-positive NSCLC and healthy subjects. In subjects with ALK-positive 
NSCLC, the geometric mean (coefficient of variation %) steady-state maximal concentration 
(Cmax,ss) for alectinib was 665 ng/mL (44%) and for M4 was 246 ng/mL (45%) with peak to  
trough concentration ratio of 1.2. The geometric mean steady-state area under the curve from 0 
to 12 hours (AUC0-12h,ss) for alectinib was 7,430 ng•h/mL (46%) and for M4 was 2,810 ng•h/mL 
(46%). Alectinib exposure is dose proportional across the dose range of 300 mg to 900 mg under 
fed conditions. Alectinib and M4 reached steady-state concentrations by day 7. The geometric 
mean accumulation was approximately 6-fold for both alectinib and M4. 
 
2.2.6 Rationale for Proposed Dose Levels 
 
Given the in vitro kinase activity for alectinib against RET appears to be less potent than that 
reported against ALK, higher doses of alectinib will be evaluated to maximize potential for 
alectinib efficacy in RET mutated tumors. To accomplish this and to characterize whether higher 
doses of alectinib are both safe and able to achieve higher plasma concentrations, plasma PK 
samples will be collected during the dose escalation phase 1 portion of this study for assessment 
of alectinib pharmacokinetics.  
 
2.2.7 Clinical Absorption 
 
Alectinib reached maximal concentrations at approximately 4-6 hours following the 
administration of 600 mg twice daily under fed conditions in subjects with ALK-positive 
NSCLC. 
 
The absolute bioavailability of alectinib was 37% (90% CI: 34%, 40%) under fed conditions. 
 
A high-fat, high-calorie meal increased the combined exposure (AUC0-inf) of alectinib plus its 
major active metabolite M4 by 3.1-fold (90% CI: 2.7, 3.6) after oral administration of a single 
600 mg dose. 
 
2.2.8 Clinical Distribution 
 
The apparent volume of distribution is 4,016 L for alectinib and 10,093 L for M4. Greater than 
99% of alectinib and M4 are bound to human plasma proteins, independent of drug 
concentration. 
 
Alectinib concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid in subjects with ALK-positive NSCLC 
approximate estimated alectinib free concentrations in the plasma. 
 
2.2.9 Clinical Elimination 
 
Alectinib is metabolized by CYP3A4 to its major active metabolite M4. The geometric mean 
metabolite/parent exposure ratio at steady-state is 0.4. M4 is subsequently metabolized by 
CYP3A4. Alectinib and M4 were the main circulating moieties in plasma, constituting 76% of 
the total radioactivity. 
 
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geometric mean elimination half-life is 33 hours for alectinib and 31 hours for M4 in subjects 
with ALK-positive NSCLC. 
 
Following oral administration under fed conditions of a single radiolabeled dose of alectinib, 
98% percent of the radioactivity was excreted in feces. The majority (84%) of the dose was 
excreted in the feces as unchanged alectinib and 6% of the dose was excreted as M4. Excretion 
of radioactivity in urine was less than 0.5% of administered radiolabeled dose of alectinib. 
 
2.2.10 Drug-Drug Interaction Studies 
 
Based on in vitro data, CYP3A4 is the primary enzyme mediating the metabolism of both 
alectinib and its major active metabolite M4, and CYP3A contributes to 40% to 50% of total 
hepatic metabolism. M4 has shown similar in vitro potency and activity to alectinib against 
ALK. 
 
Co-administration of multiple oral doses of 600 mg rifampicin once daily, a strong CYP3A 
inducer, with a single oral dose of 600 mg alectinib exhibited a minor effect on combined 
exposure of alectinib and M4 (GMR with/without rifampicin [90% CI]: Cmax: 0.96 [0.88 − 1.05], 
AUCinf: 0.82 [0.74 − 0.90]). Co-administration of multiple oral doses of 400 mg posaconazole 
BID, a strong CYP3A inhibitor, with a single oral dose of 300 mg alectinib had a minor effect on 
combined exposure of alectinib and M4 (GMR with/without posaconazole [90% CI]: Cmax: 0.93 
[0.81 – 1.08], AUCinf: 1.36 [1.24 − 1.49]). However, given an objective of this study is to 
characterize the PK of alectinib, use of CYP3A inhibitors and inducers will be prohibited during 
the phase 1 portion of the trial due to the potential for confounding effects.    
 
Although the aqueous solubility of alectinib in vitro is pH-dependent, a dedicated clinical drug-
drug interaction (DDI) study with 40 mg esomeprazole once daily, a proton-pump inhibitor 
(PPI), demonstrated no clinically relevant effect on the combined exposure of alectinib and M4. 
Therefore, no dose adjustments are required when alectinib is co-administered with PPIs or other 
drugs which raise gastric pH (e.g., H2 receptor antagonists or antacids). 
 
Based on in vitro data, alectinib is not a substrate of P-glycoprotein (P-gp). Alectinib and M4 are 
not substrates of breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) or organic anion-transporting 
polypeptide (OATP) 1B1/B3. In contrast, M4 is a substrate of P-gp. Alectinib inhibits P-gp, and 
therefore, it is not expected that co-medication with P-gp inhibitors will have a relevant effect on 
M4 exposure. 
 
2.2.11 Post-Marketing Use 
 
Alecensa (alectinib, 300 mg BID in Japan and 600 mg BID in the United States) is approved in 
Japan and the United States for ALK-fusion  gene-positive, unresectable, recurrent/advanced 
NSCLC. As of 3 January 2015, no regulatory actions were undertaken for safety reasons by the 
regulatory authorities or the Marketing Authorization Holder in Japan (Chugai Pharmaceuticals 
Co Ltd for alectinib 300 mg BID). A review of the available post-marketing data did not reveal 
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2.3 
Rationale 
 
In preclinical models of RET-rearranged NSCLC, alectinib has recently been shown to be a 
potent RET inhibitor.  In a kinase inhibitory assay, alectinib inhibited RET kinase activity with 
an IC50 of 4.8 nM, and in an ATP-competitive binding assay, alectinib bound to RET at a 
dissociation constant (KD) value of 7.6 nM.  Alectinib inhibited growth of the LC-2/ad NSCLC 
cell line which harbors a CCDC6-RET rearrangement, and also inhibited growth of Ba/F3 cells 
expressing KIF5B-RET.  In vivo, alectinib also showed potent antitumor activity in a mouse 
xenograft model of LC-2/ad cells as well as in a mouse KIF5B-RET Ba/F3 model.  Furthermore, 
alectinib maintained potent activity against the RET gatekeeper mutations V804L and V804M.20 
 
2.4 
Correlative Studies Background 
 
2.4.1 Plasma genotyping 
 
Genomic analysis of nucleic acid extracted from tumor tissue biopsies has been the main method 
for determining oncogenic mutations in NSCLC as well as for identifying mechanisms of 
resistance to kinase inhibitors.  More recently, however, improved techniques for isolating cell-
free DNA (cfDNA) from plasma have been successfully developed for identifying both fusion 
transcripts and resistance mutations in NSCLC subjects.22,23 
 
In this study baseline, on-treatment, and off study plasma will be collected from each subject and 
cfDNA sequencing will be performed by the Translational Research Laboratory at the Belfer 
Center for Applied Cancer Science at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). 
 
A baseline plasma sample will also be collected from all subjects for RET assay development. 
The sample will be analyzed at a partner laboratory to detect known as well as currently 
unknown RET fusions. This assay will use cfRNA isolated from the plasma sample. 
 
2.4.2 Next Generation Sequencing  
 
NSCLCs harboring somatic mutations in kinases are often sensitive to small molecule kinase 
inhibitors.  For example, crizotinib, an ALK/ROS1/MET inhibitor is approved for use in NSCLC 
and has antitumor activity in NSCLCs with genomic alterations in ALK, ROS1, and MET. 
Unfortunately, the efficacy of these kinase inhibitors has been limited by the invariable 
development of acquired drug resistance. The identification of resistance mechanisms has been 
instrumental in the development of strategies aimed at preventing or overcoming resistance25. In 
the case of ALK-rearranged NSCLC, a greater understanding of the various mechanisms of 
resistance to crizotinib has led to the approval of several next generation ALK inhibitors that are 
able to overcome resistance26. 
 
For subjects who have been treated with a previous RET TKI, a mandatory baseline biopsy will 
be obtained in order to determine mechanisms of resistance to these agents, including the 
development of alternate kinase domain mutations or bypass signaling tract activation. These 
results will be correlated to clinical outcome to investigate whether alectinib is able to overcome 
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time of disease progression to further explore mechanisms of resistance.  These samples will be 
submitted for targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) to determine resistance mechanisms.24 
The NGS will be performed at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Center for Advanced 
Molecular Diagnostics. 
 
Archival tissue will be collected from all subjects enrolling to the trial as described in Section 9. 
The archival tissue will be used to retrospectively verify baseline mutational status. 
 
 
3. SUBJECT SELECTION 
 
Baseline evaluations are to be conducted within two weeks prior to start of protocol therapy, with 
the exception of the informed consent, baseline tumor imaging, and brain MRI which may be 
obtained up to 28 days prior to the start of protocol therapy.   
 
3.1 
Eligibility Criteria  
 
3.1.1 Tumor Types: 
 
Phase 1:  Subjects must have a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of 
locally advanced (AJCC Stage IIIB) not amenable to curative therapy or metastatic 
(AJCC Stage IV) NSCLC that carries a RET rearrangement, as determined by 
fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction 
(RT-PCR), or next generation sequencing (NGS) via a CLIA-certified local diagnostic 
test (LDT).   
 
-OR- 
 
Phase 1: Subjects must have a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of 
metastatic (AJCC Stage IV) NSCLC that carries an ALK rearrangement with CNS 
metastases, as determined by FISH, RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry (IHC), or NGS via 
a CLIA-certified LDT.   
 
Phase 2 Cohorts A&B:  Subjects must have a histologically or cytologically confirmed 
diagnosis of locally advanced (AJCC Stage IIIB) not amenable to curative therapy or 
metastatic (AJCC Stage IV) NSCLC that carries a RET rearrangement, as determined by 
FISH, RT-PCR, or NGS via a CLIA-certified LDT.   
 
Phase 2 Cohort C (thyroid cancer):  Subjects must have a histologically or 
cytologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic thyroid cancer (Stage IV) that carries 
either a RET rearrangement or activating RET mutation, as determined by FISH, RT-
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3.1.2 Disease Status Requirements: 
 
Phase 1:  Subjects with a RET rearrangement must have had disease progression after at 
least one prior line of systemic therapy. Subjects with an ALK rearrangement may be 
either treatment naïve or may have received prior treatment, and must have CNS disease 
present at baseline. Subjects cannot have received more than one prior RET TKI (such as, 
but not limited to, vandetanib, sorafenib, sunitinib, ponatinib, or cabozantinib).  Subjects 
enrolling to the Phase 1 portion of the trial must not have received prior alectinib therapy. 
 
Phase 2:   
• Cohort A:  RET-positive NSCLC subjects must have received at least one prior 
line of therapy, but must be RET TKI-naive.   
• Cohort B:  RET-positive NSCLC that has previously been treated with one RET 
TKI.   Subjects cannot have received more than one prior RET TKI and must not 
have received prior alectinib. 
• Cohort C:  RET-positive thyroid cancer, must be radioactive iodine refractory.  
 
3.1.3 Subjects must have at least one measurable target lesion according to RECIST v1.1.  See 
Section 11 for the evaluation of measurable disease. 
 
3.1.4 Subjects enrolling to the phase 1 portion of the trial who have received a prior RET TKI 
must be able and willing to undergo a pre-treatment fresh tumor biopsy. 
 
3.1.5 Subjects enrolling to Cohort B or C of the phase 2 portion of the trial who have received 
a prior RET TKI must be able and willing to undergo a pre-treatment fresh tumor biopsy. 
 
3.1.6 All subjects must have archival tissue confirmed as available for enrollment. Subjects 
who are TKI naive who do not have archival tissue may undergo a fresh tumor biopsy in 
lieu of the archival tissue requirement. The archival tissue requirement may be waived for 
subjects after discussion with the principal investigator. 
 
3.1.7 Age ≥ 18 years. 
 
3.1.8 ECOG performance status ≤2 (See APPENDIX A) 
 
3.1.9 Subjects must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: 
Adequate hematologic function 
 Absolute neutrophil count 
≥1,500/mcL 
 Platelets 
≥100,000/mcL 
 Hemoglobin  
≥ 9.0 g/dL 
 
Adequate renal function 
 Serum creatinine 
≤1.5 x institutional ULN 
-OR- 
 
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥45 mL/min/1.73 m2 as calculated using 
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APPENDIX B)  
 
3.1.10 Subjects must have recovered from treatment toxicities to ≤ Grade 1 or to their 
pretreatment levels. Subjects who have developed interstitial lung disease (ILD) must 
have fully recovered. 
 
3.1.11 For all females of childbearing potential, a negative serum pregnancy test must be 
obtained within 3 days prior to starting study treatment. 
 
3.1.12 For women who are not postmenopausal (≥12 months of non-therapy-induced 
amenorrhea) or surgically sterile (absence of ovaries and/or uterus): agreement to remain 
abstinent or use single or combined contraceptive methods that result in a failure rate of < 
1% per year during the treatment period and for at least 3 months after the last dose of 
study drug. Abstinence is only acceptable if it is in line with the preferred and usual 
lifestyle of the subject. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal or 
postovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception. 
Examples of contraceptive methods with a failure rate of < 1% per year include tubal 
ligation, male sterilization, hormonal implants, established, proper use of combined oral 
or injected hormonal contraceptives, and certain intrauterine devices. 
 
3.1.13 For men: agreement to remain abstinent or use a contraceptive method that results in a 
failure rate of < 1% per year during the treatment period and for at least 3 months after 
the last dose of study drug. Abstinence is only acceptable if it is in line with the preferred 
and usual lifestyle of the subject. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, 
symptothermal or postovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of 
contraception. 
 
3.1.14 Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. 
 
3.2 
Exclusion Criteria 
 
3.2.1 Cytotoxic chemotherapy or immunotherapy within 3 weeks of study entry. 
 
3.2.2 Oral targeted therapy within 5 half-lives (if known) or 3 weeks (if half-life is unknown) 
of study entry. 
 
3.2.3 Phase 1: Subjects who have received prior alectinib therapy. 
 
3.2.4 For enrollment to the phase 1 portion of the trial: Administration of any cytochrome P450 
(CYP)3A inhibitors or inducers within 14 days prior to the first dose of alectinib and 
from Cycle 1 Day 1 – Cycle 2 Day 8 of the phase 1 portion of the trial. Following 
completion of this period, strong/potent cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A inhibitors or 
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3.2.5 Radiation therapy (except palliative to relieve bone pain) within 2 weeks of study entry.  
Palliative radiation (≤10 fractions) must have been completed at least 48 hours prior to 
study entry.  Stereotactic or small field brain irradiation must have completed at least 2 
weeks prior to study entry. Whole brain radiation must have completed at least 4 weeks 
prior to study entry. 
 
3.2.6 Major surgery within 4 weeks of study entry. Minor surgical procedures (e.g., port 
insertion) are not excluded, but sufficient time should have passed for wound healing (as 
determined by the treating investigator). 
 
3.2.7 Subjects who are receiving any other investigational agents. 
 
3.2.8 Liver disease characterized by: 
 
 ALT or AST > 3 × institutional ULN (≥ 5 × ULN for subjects with concurrent liver 
metastasis) confirmed on two consecutive measurements 
-OR- 
  Absolute impaired excretory function (e.g., hyperbilirubinemia) or synthetic function 
or other conditions of decompensated liver disease such as coagulopathy, hepatic 
encephalopathy, hypoalbuminemia, ascites, and bleeding from esophageal varices 
-OR- 
 Impaired excretory function (e.g., hyperbilirubinemia) or synthetic function or other 
conditions of decompensated liver disease such as coagulopathy, hepatic 
encephalopathy, hypoalbuminemia, ascites, and bleeding from esophageal varices 
-OR- 
 Acute viral or active autoimmune, alcoholic, or other types of acute hepatitis 
 
3.2.9 Subjects with symptomatic CNS metastases who are neurologically unstable and/or 
require an increased dose of steroid to manage CNS symptoms within 1 week prior to the 
first day of treatment  are excluded. 
• Subjects with brain or leptomeningeal metastases that do not meet the above 
criteria are allowed. 
• Symptomatic disease is allowed as long as symptoms are controlled and stable. 
 
3.2.10 History of hypersensitivity to any of the additives in the alectinib drug formulation. 
 
3.2.11 Subjects with symptomatic bradycardia. 
 
3.2.12 Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, 
symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or 
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3.2.13 Pregnant or breastfeeding women.  
 
3.2.14 Any GI disorder that may affect absorption of oral medications in the opinion of the 
treating investigator, such as malabsorption syndrome or major bowel or stomach 
resection. 
 
3.2.15 Subjects who are unable to swallow pills. 
 
3.2.16 Subjects with a history of a second primary malignancy. Exceptions include: subjects 
with a history of malignancies that were treated curatively and have not recurred within 3 
years prior to study entry; resected basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin, and 
completely resected carcinoma in situ of any type. 
 
3.2.17 NCI-CTCAE v4.03 Grade 3 or higher toxicities due to any prior therapy (excluding 
alopecia), which have not shown improvement and are strictly considered to interfere 
with current study medication. 
 
3.2.18 Known HIV positivity or AIDS-related illness. 
 
3.3 
Inclusion of Women and Minorities 
 
Both men and women of all races and ethnic groups are eligible for this trial. 
 
4. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES 
 
4.1 
General Guidelines for DF/HCC Institutions 
 
Institutions will register eligible subjects in the Clinical Trials Management System (CTMS) 
OnCore. Registrations must occur prior to the initiation of protocol therapy. Any subject not 
registered to the protocol before protocol therapy begins will be considered ineligible and 
registration will be denied. 
 
An investigator will confirm eligibility criteria and a member of the study team will complete the 
protocol-specific eligibility checklist. 
 
Following registration, subjects may begin protocol therapy. Issues that would cause treatment 
delays should be discussed with the Overall Principal Investigator (PI). If a subject does not 
receive protocol therapy following registration, the subject’s registration on the study must be 
canceled. Registration cancellations must be made in OnCore as soon as possible.  
 
4.2 
Registration Process for DF/HCC Institutions 
 
DF/HCC Standard Operating Procedure for Human Subject Research Titled Subject Protocol 
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4.3 
General Guidelines for Other Investigative Sites 
 
Eligible subjects will be entered on study centrally at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute by the 
Study Coordinator.  All sites should call the Study Coordinator to verify dose level availabilities.   
 
Following registration, subjects should begin protocol therapy within 5 days. Issues that would 
cause treatment delays should be discussed with the Overall PI.  If a subject does not receive 
protocol therapy following registration, the subject’s registration on the study must be canceled.  
The Study Coordinator should be notified of cancellations as soon as possible. 
 
4.4 
Registration Process for Other Investigative Sites 
 
To register a subject, the following documents should be completed by the research nurse or data 
manager and faxed or e-mailed to the Study Coordinator: 
• Copy of the clinic visit note documenting the subject’s history and physical exam 
• Copies of the required clinical laboratory tests including: CBC with differential, 
serum chemistries, CPK, liver function tests, urinalysis, and if applicable serum β-
hCG  
• Copies of the pathology report(s) and documentation of RET or ALK mutational 
status 
• Baseline tumor imaging assessment reports 
• Screening ECG report 
• Signed subject consent form 
• HIPAA authorization form 
• Completed ODQ eligibility checklist 
 
The research nurse or data manager at the participating site will then call or e-mail the Study 
Coordinator to verify eligibility.  To complete the registration process, the Coordinator will 
follow DF/HCC Standard Operating Procedure for Human Subject Research Titled Subject 
Protocol Registration (SOP #: REGIST-101) and register the subject on the protocol.  The 
coordinator will fax or e-mail the subject study number, and if applicable the dose treatment 
level, to the participating site.  The coordinator will also call the research nurse or data manager 
at the participating site and verbally confirm registration. 
 
NOTE: Registration can only be conducted during regular business hours (between 8 am and 5 
pm Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday, holidays excluded). Same day treatment 
registrations will only be accepted with prior notice and discussion with the DF/HCC Study 
Coordinator. 
 
5. TREATMENT PLAN 
 
5.1 
Treatment Regimen 
 
Treatment will be administered on an outpatient basis.  Collection and reporting of adverse 
events and potential risks are described in Section 7.  Appropriate dose modifications are 
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described below may be administered with the intent to treat the subject's malignancy. 
Bisphosphonate use is permitted. Palliative radiation to non-target lesions may be allowed on a 
case-by-case basis following discussion with the principal investigator. Radiation treatment may 
begin 24 hours after the last dose of alectinib. Subjects should hold alectinib dosing for the 
duration of the radiation treatment, and may resume alectinib dosing when radiation toxicity has 
returned to ≤ Grade 1 or baseline.  
 
Phase 1:  A 7-day lead-in dosing period will be administered at the start of each dose level as 
depicted in Table 3.  Each treatment cycle will be defined as 28 consecutive days.  
 
Phase 2:  Each treatment cycle will be defined as 28 consecutive days. 
 
Table 3: Dose Escalation Schedule 
Dose Level 
Dose of Alectinib  
Level -1 
Lead-in dose of 600 mg PO BID for 7 days at the start of Cycle 
1, 
then escalate to 750 mg PO BID for all subsequent days and 
cycles 
 
Level 1: Starting Dose 
Lead-in dose of 600 mg PO BID for 7 days at the start of Cycle 
1, 
then escalate to 900 mg PO BID for all subsequent days and 
cycles 
 
Level 2 
Lead-in dose of 900 mg PO BID for 7 days at the start of Cycle 
1, 
then escalate to 1200 mg PO BID for all subsequent days and 
cycles 
 
 
Six subjects will be enrolled to dose level 1. For safety reasons, enrollment to the dose level will 
be staggered. A maximum of two participants will be allowed to enroll simultaneously. Upon 
successful completion of the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) assessment period, two additional 
participants will be allowed to enroll. Cohort enrollment will continue in this fashion until all six 
participants are enrolled. At no point in time will more than two participants in a cohort be in the 
DLT assessment window. If at any point two or more DLTs are observed, dose escalation will be 
stopped. Please see description in Table 4 below. 
 
Subjects enrolled to the dose escalation will be observed from Cycle 1 Day 8 – Cycle 2 Day 8 for 
toxicity consistent with a DLT definition, located in Section 5.4. This DLT window allows for a 
full 28 day safety assessment period for participants at the escalated alectinib dose. 
 
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Table 4: Dose Escalation Scheme 
Number of Subjects with DLT at a 
Given Dose Level 
Escalation Decision Rule 
≤ 1 out of 6 
Enter 6 subjects at the next dose level. 
≥ 2 out of 6 
Dose escalation will be stopped.  This dose level will be 
declared the maximally administered dose (highest dose 
administered).  
≤ 1 out of 6 at highest dose level 
below the maximally administered 
dose 
This is the recommended phase 2 dose.  
 
The maximally administered dose (MAD) of the study medication will be defined as the dose 
level where at least two subjects develop toxicities consistent with a DLT definition. In this 
situation, the dose level immediately below the MAD will be defined as the MTD. In the event 
that dose level 1 is found to be intolerable (with ≥ 2 subjects experiencing a DLT), the fallback 
dose level -1 will be explored. If the fallback dose level is also found to be intolerable, the phase 
1 trial will be discontinued and the phase 2 trial will commence at the FDA approved dose level 
of 600 mg by mouth twice daily. In the situation where none of the dose levels have ≥ 2 DLTs, 
the MTD will be the highest dose administered (i.e. dose level 2). The MTD will be defined in a 
minimum of six subjects.  
 
Upon determination of the MTD, the Overall Principal Investigator in conjunction with the Site 
Investigators and in communication with Genentech/Roche will declare the RP2D. The RP2D 
will be decided based on the MTD, supportive PK data, and taking into consideration cumulative 
safety data that includes not only observed DLTs but also DLT-equivalent toxicity occurring 
beyond the DLT assessment window. Therefore, the RP2D may or may not be equivalent to the 
MTD determined in the dose escalation, but will not be higher than the MTD. 
 
Once the RP2D has been defined, the phase 2 portion of the trial will begin. Subjects enrolling 
into the phase 2 portion of the trial will be treated at the RP2D identified during the phase 1 
portion of the study. The safety of the RP2D will continue to be evaluated during the phase 2 
portion of the trial and adverse event data will continue to be collected. 
 
Subjects enrolled to the phase 1 dose escalation portion of the trial will be required to have 
received at least 75 percent of their doses of alectinib during the DLT assessment window to be 
considered evaluable for DLT purposes. Subjects who do not meet these parameters for reasons 
other than toxicity (for example, withdrawal of consent for participation on the trial, or rapid 
disease progression and subsequent removal from the trial) will be replaced. 
 
All subjects will be requested to maintain a study medication diary that will indicate each dose of 
oral medication taken to illustrate treatment compliance. The medication diary should be 
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5.2 
Pre-Treatment Criteria 
 
5.2.1 Cycle 1, Day 1 
 
If screening laboratory values were completed ≤ 72 hours before Cycle 1 Day 1, 
laboratory tests do not need to be repeated on Cycle 1 Day 1 and the screening laboratory 
values may be used as the Cycle 1 Day 1 values.  
 
If screening laboratory values were completed > 72 hours prior to Cycle 1 Day 1, 
laboratory tests must be repeated on Cycle 1 Day 1. Laboratory values on Cycle 1 Day 1 
must re-meet eligibility criteria, exceptions to this are possible following discussion with 
the Site Investigator.    
 
5.2.2 Subsequent Cycles  
For subsequent cycles, management of specific toxicities considered at least possibly 
related to the study regimen is outlined in Section 6. 
 
5.3 
Agent Administration 
 
5.3.1 Alectinib 
 
Administration:  Alectinib is administered orally twice daily, approximately every 12 
hours. A missed dose may be taken up to 6 hours after the scheduled dosing time. Doses 
that would be outside of this window should be considered missed and should not be 
taken. Subjects should be instructed not to double dose.  A vomited dose should not be 
retaken; instead subjects should be advised to continue with the next regularly scheduled 
dose as clinically appropriate. 
 
Alectinib should be taken with food. Alectinib capsules should be swallowed whole; they 
should not be opened, chewed, or crushed. Subjects should be instructed to wash their 
hands after handling the capsules and to keep their study medication supply out of the 
reach of children and animals. The alectinib supply should not be stored above 77° F. 
 
5.4 
 Definition of Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT) 
 
Severity of all adverse events will be graded according to NCI CTCAE version 4.03.  For the 
purpose of dose escalation, any of the following adverse events occurring between Cycle 1 Day 8 
– Cycle 2 Day 8 that are at least possibly attributable to alectinib as judged by the principal 
investigator will be considered DLTs. 
 
Hematologic: 
• Grade 4 neutropenia lasting >7 days, or necessitating the use of Granulocyte Colony 
Stimulating Factors (G-CSF) during cycle 1 
• Febrile neutropenia, defined as ANC <1000/mm3 with a single temperature of ≥38.3oC 
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• Grade ≥3 neutropenic infection. 
• Grade ≥3 thrombocytopenia with clinically significant bleeding. 
• Grade 4 thrombocytopenia. 
 
Non-Hematologic: 
• Symptomatic Grade ≥3 QTcB prolongation (QTc ≥501 msec on at least two separate 
ECGs), or asymptomatic Grade ≥3 QTcB prolongation that has been confirmed by repeat 
testing and re-evaluation by a qualified person, and persists after correction of reversible 
causes such as electrolyte abnormalities or hypoxia. 
• Other non-hematologic ≥ Grade 3 toxicity. Exceptions will be made for: 
o Grade ≥ 3 nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation that recovers to ≤ Grade 2 
following appropriate medical management (e.g. anti-emetics, antidiarrheals, 
laxatives). 
o Transient (lasting ≤ 2 days) Grade ≥ 3 electrolyte abnormalities without clinical 
sequelae and that resolve with repletion, or that are deemed by the treating 
investigator as not clinically significant. 
o Grade 3 AST/ALT increases that persist for ≤ 7 days and are not accompanied by 
other signs of hepatic injury. 
o Asymptomatic Grade 3 AST/ALT increases in subjects with Grade 2 elevations at 
baseline. 
 
Other: 
• Failure to deliver at least 21 out of the 28 prescribed daily total doses (approximately 
75% of the planned doses for the 28 day period) due to toxicities at least possibly 
attributable to the study drug. 
• Failure to restart dosing within 7 days after the completion of the DLT assessment 
window due to toxicities at least possibly attributable to the study drug. 
 
Management and dose modifications are outlined in Section 6. 
 
 
5.5 
General Concomitant Medication and Supportive Care Guidelines 
 
Investigators should use appropriate supportive medications to address toxicities that arise 
during the study, including but not limited to antiemetics, antidiarrheals, and blood product 
transfusion. Use of G-CSF is not permitted during the DLT assessment window except in cases 
of medical emergency as judged by the treating investigator.  Use of all concomitant medications 
should be recorded in the Concomitant Medications CRF and reported to the treating 
investigator. 
 
Alectinib is metabolized by CYP3A4 to its major active metabolite M4. While according to the 
FDA label for Alecensa® (alectinib), no pharmacokinetic interactions with alectinib requiring 
dosage adjustment have been identified, potent CYP3A inhibitors or inducers may alter the PK 
of alectinib and its major active metabolite, M4. Given an objective of the phase 1 portion of the 
study is to characterize the PK of alectinib, the following therapies (e.g., prescription drugs, 
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during the phase 1 portion of the study and for at least 14 days prior to initiation of alectinib, 
unless otherwise specified below (see also APPENDIX C): 
 
• 
For Cycle 1 Day 1 – Cycle 2 Day 8 of Phase 1 portion: Use of any inducers of CYP3A 
within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before the first dose of study drug 
treatment and while on treatment with the study drug. 
• 
Beyond Cycle 2 Day 8 of Phase 1 portion: any potent inducers of CYP3A (e.g., rifampin, 
rifabutin, phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, and St. John’s wort [Hypericum 
perforatum]) 
• For Cycle 1 Day 1 – Cycle 2 Day 8 of Phase 1 portion: Use of any inhibitors of CYP3A 
within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before the first dose of study drug 
treatment and while on treatment with the study drug. 
• Beyond Cycle 2 Day 8 of Phase 1 portion: any potent inhibitors of CYP3A (e.g., 
ketoconazole)  
• Systemic immunosuppressive drugs, cytotoxic or chemotherapeutic agents (other than 
study drug treatment), ergot derivatives, probenecid, and bile acid-binding resins while 
on study treatment  
• 
Systemic chemotherapy  
• Radiotherapy/radionuclide therapy except for palliative radiotherapy to bone lesions for 
pain control. If palliative radiation is indicated for bone metastases, palliative radiation 
may start within 24 hours of the last dose of alectinib, unless, in the judgment of the 
investigator, subject safety will require a longer washout period prior to palliative 
therapy. Dosing of alectinib may resume with the resolution of any radiation toxicity to ≤ 
Grade 1  
• Additional investigational drug (except for during the follow-up period)  
 
The above lists of medications are not necessarily comprehensive. Thus, the investigator should 
consult the prescribing information for any concomitant medication as well as the Internet 
references provided below when determining whether a certain medication strongly inhibits or 
induces CYP3A. In addition, the investigator should contact the Medical Monitor if questions 
arise regarding medications not listed above.  
 
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guid
ances/UCM292362.pdf  
 
http://medicine.iupui.edu/clinpharm/ddis/table.aspx     
 
Please see APPENDIX C for more information on concomitant medication restrictions. 
 
Caution should be exercised when the following are co-administered with alectinib: 
• For medications that are substrates of P-gp transporter or BCRP transporter, the 
investigator should use caution and monitoring when considering concomitant use of 
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caution. Alectinib has been shown to have potential for inhibition of these transporters. 
Substrates with a narrow therapeutic index (e.g., methotrexate, dabagitran, digoxin) 
should be avoided. If in the opinion of the treating investigator, co-administration cannot 
be avoided, it is recommended that signs for toxicity are carefully monitored (see 
APPENDIX C).  
 
Sun Exposure: 
 
Subjects should be advised to avoid prolonged sun exposure while taking alectinib and for at 
least 7 days after study drug discontinuation.  Subjects should also be advised to use a 
broad-spectrum sun screen and lip balm of SPF  50 to help protect against potential sunburn. 
 
5.6 
Criteria for Taking a Subject Off Protocol Therapy 
 
Duration of therapy will depend on individual response, evidence of disease progression and 
tolerance. In the absence of treatment delays due to adverse event(s), treatment may continue 
indefinitely or until one of the following criteria applies: 
 
• 
Disease progression.  Treatment beyond objective progression may be permitted in 
cases of perceived clinical benefit, as determined by the site investigator. 
 
• 
Intercurrent illness that prevents further administration of treatment 
 
• 
Unacceptable adverse event(s) 
 
• 
Subject demonstrates an inability or unwillingness to comply with the oral medication 
regimen and/or documentation requirements 
 
• 
Subject decides to withdraw from the protocol therapy 
 
• 
General or specific changes in the subject's condition render the subject unacceptable 
for further treatment in the judgment of the treating investigator 
 
Subjects will be removed from the protocol therapy when any of these criteria apply.  The reason 
for removal from protocol therapy, and the date the subject was removed, must be documented in 
the case report form (CRF).  Alternative care options will be discussed with the subject. 
 
For Centralized Subject Registrations, the research team submits a completed Off Treatment to 
ODQ when a subject comes off study. This form can be found on the ODQ website or obtained 
from the ODQ registration staff. 
 
For Decentralized Subject Registrations, the research team updates the relevant Off Treatment 
information in OnCore. 
 
In the event of unusual or life-threatening complications, treating investigators must immediately 
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5.7 
Duration of Follow Up 
 
Subjects will be followed until death after removal from protocol therapy. This follow up will be 
performed by review of the medical record, contact with care providers, and/or telephone contact 
as needed every 3-4 months. 
 
 
5.8 
Criteria for Taking a Subject Off Study 
 
Subjects will be removed from study when any of the following criteria apply: 
• Lost to follow-up 
• Withdrawal of consent for data submission 
• Death 
 
For Centralized Subject Registrations, the research team submits a completed Off Study form to 
ODQ when a subject comes off study. This form can be found on the ODQ website or obtained 
from the ODQ registration staff.  
 
For Decentralized Subject Registrations, the research team updates the relevant Off Study 
information in OnCore.  
 
 
6. DOSING DELAYS/DOSE MODIFICATIONS 
 
Dose delays and modifications will be made as indicated in the following tables during and 
beyond the DLT period. The descriptions and grading scales found in the revised NCI Common 
Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03 will be utilized for dose delays 
and dose modifications. A copy of the CTCAE version 4.03 can be downloaded from the CTEP 
website 
 http://ctep.cancer.gov/protocolDevelopment/electronic_applications/ctc.htm.  
 
6.1 
Dose Modifications 
 
Dose reductions will be based on the schedule outlined in Table 5. Dose reductions below 300 
mg PO BID will not be permitted. If a subject requires reduction below 300 mg PO BID, they 
should be removed from the trial. Unless indicated otherwise in Table 6, study medication may 
be held for a maximum of 21 days to allow for the resolution of toxicity. Subjects requiring a 
longer hold should be removed from the trial. Exceptions to this requirement are possible should 
the principal investigator agree that the subject may continue despite the length of time off drug.  
 
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Table 5: Alectinib Dose Reductions 
Original Alectinib Dose 
(PO BID) 
Alectinib Dose Reduction (PO 
BID) 
600 mg 
1st Reduction: 450 mg 
2nd Reduction: 300 mg 
750 mg 
1st Reduction: 600 mg 
2nd Reduction: 450 mg 
3rd Reduction: 300 mg 
900 mg 
1st Reduction: 750 mg 
2nd Reduction: 600 mg 
3rd Reduction: 450 mg 
4th Reduction: 300 mg 
1200 mg 
1st Reduction: 900 mg 
2nd Reduction: 750 mg 
3rd Reduction: 600 mg 
4th Reduction: 450 mg 
5th Reduction: 300 mg 
 
If the study medication is placed on hold for toxicity, the counting of cycle days and pre-planned 
assessment schedule will continue without interruption. For example, a subject who does not 
receive their cycle 3 day 16 – cycle 3 day 20 doses of alectinib due to toxicity would restart on 
cycle 3 day 21 and will proceed with their next regularly scheduled visit (cycle 4 day 1). 
Additional interim visits can be conducted as clinically necessary to manage toxicity; however 
once resolved, the cycle will not restart for dosing delays due to toxicity. Exceptions to this are 
possible after discussion with the site investigator. 
 
Subjects enrolled to the phase 1 portion of the trial may undergo intra-subject dose escalation if 
subsequent higher dose levels are proven safe per trial guidelines outlined in Sections 5.1 and 
5.4. Subjects must have completed cycle 4 and must not have experienced any DLTs, DLT-
equivalent toxicity, or any other toxicity necessitating a dose reduction at any point during their 
treatment to be eligible for dose escalation. No subject may be escalated to a dose level above the 
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6.2 
Guidelines for Management of Specific Adverse Events 
 
Table 6: Management of Selected Adverse Events with Alectinib 
Event 
Action to Be Taken 
Interstitial lung disease 
(ILD) 
• 
Subjects should be monitored for pulmonary symptoms 
indicative of pneumonitis. 
• 
Study drug should be permanently discontinued in 
subjects diagnosed with ILD. 
Hepatotoxicity 
• 
If ALT or AST   3  baseline, repeat testing of ALT, 
AST, alkaline phosphatase (alk phos), and total bilirubin 
within 4872 hours, with inquiry about symptoms.   
• 
If upon repeat testing the transaminases remain  3  
baseline, but are not  5  baseline or not accompanied 
with bilirubin increases or do not match any other rule for 
permanent discontinuation, then monitoring can continue 
as per investigator judgment, and dose modification is not 
necessary. 
• 
At any time during the study treatment, if symptoms 
compatible with liver injury are observed, liver enzymes 
(AST, ALT) should be measured as soon as possible.  
• 
Study drug treatment has to be permanently 
discontinued if any of the following occurs: 
o First observation of ALT or AST > 8 × ULN 
o ALT or AST > 5 × ULN for more than 2 
weeks 
o First observation of ALT or AST  3  
institutional ULN and total bilirubin  2  
institutional ULN  
o First observation of ALT or 
AST  3  institutional ULN and the 
appearance of jaundice or signs of hepatic 
dysfunction (such as fatigue, nausea, vomiting, 
right upper quadrant pain or tenderness, fever, 
rash, and eosinophilia [ 5%]). 
• 
Following study drug discontinuation, weekly monitoring 
of laboratory values should continue until the abnormal 
values have normalized to pre-treatment levels and/or an 
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Table 6: Management of Selected Adverse Events with Alectinib 
Event 
Action to Be Taken 
Gastrointestinal tract 
AEs (e.g., nausea, 
vomiting, diarrhea, 
constipation) 
The events are expected to be minimized by taking the study 
drug with meal. In case GI events occur, appropriate measures 
should be taken in accordance with local clinical practice 
guidelines. If GI toxicities are observed and not tolerable, 
treatment with study drug should be temporarily interrupted 
until recovery to Grade 1 or lower. 
Vision disorders 
Investigators should consider referring the subjects for an 
ophthalmological evaluation according to local clinical 
practice guidelines, if vision disorders persist or worsen in 
severity, and to advise subjects to exercise caution when 
driving or operating machinery due to the risk of developing a 
vision disorder. 
Abnormal kidney 
function AEs 
• 
If eGFR decreases by  50% of the baseline visit value, 
the subject has to be carefully monitored.  All of the 
underlying factors that may have acutely impacted serum 
creatinine levels need to be evaluated and corrected (e.g., 
dehydration, recent exposure to contrast media, increased 
amount of cooked meat in diet, concomitant medications 
affecting renal function as appropriate). 
• 
Any eGFR decrease by  50% of the baseline visit value 
requires repeat testing. 
o If at the repeat test the eGFR decrease is still 
 50% of the baseline visit value, the treatment 
with alectinib should be interrupted. 
• 
Alectinib treatment may be resumed at the same dose 
level with caution when the eGFR value has increased to 
approximately the baseline visit value.  
Severe myalgia and CPK 
elevations 
• 
Myopathy should be considered in any subject with 
diffuse myalgia, muscle tenderness or weakness, and/or 
marked elevations of CPK levels.  Subjects should 
promptly report unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or 
weakness, particularly if accompanied by malaise or 
fever.  CPK levels should be assessed in subjects 
reporting these symptoms. 
o At the first occurrence of any of asymptomatic 
CPK values (> 10 × ULN, symptomatic CPK 
> 5 × ULN, or in the presence of severe 
muscular symptoms with CPK > ULN but ≤ 5 
× ULN) at any time during the study 
treatment, the subject requires monitoring of 
the CPK values until they are normalized to 
pre-treatment levels or a reasonable 
explanation for the CPK elevation and the 
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Table 6: Management of Selected Adverse Events with Alectinib 
Event 
Action to Be Taken 
Skin disorder AEs (e.g., 
phototoxicity, rash) 
Subjects should be advised to avoid prolonged sun exposure 
while taking alectinib and for at least 5 days after study drug 
discontinuation. Subjects should also be advised to use a 
broad-spectrum sun screen and lip balm of at least SPF 50 to 
help protect against potential sunburn. 
Edema 
Physical examinations will be performed routinely in clinical 
trials. In case edema events occur, appropriate measures 
should be taken in accordance with local clinical practice 
guidelines 
 
Other AEs (including 
bradycardia, anemia and 
CPK elevation) or 
laboratory abnormalities 
Grade 3 or 4: 
• Temporarily interrupt alectinib for a maximum of 3 
weeks. 
• If improvement to Grade ≤ 1 or baseline does not 
occur within 3 weeks, permanently discontinue 
alectinib. 
• First episode: If improvement to Grade ≤ 1 or baseline 
within 21 days, decrease the current dose of alectinib 
by 150 mg (1 capsule) BID. 
• Second episode: If improvement to Grade ≤ 1 or 
baseline within 21 days, decrease the current dose of 
alectinib by another 150 mg (1 capsule) BID. 
• Third episode: Permanently discontinue alectinib. 
 
Grade 2 (except any symptoms and signs that can be 
corrected with supportive care): 
• Temporarily interrupt alectinib and resume if 
recovering to Grade ≤ 1 or baseline if clinically 
indicated. 
• First episode: If improvement to Grade ≤ 1 or baseline 
within 10 days, continue same dose of alectinib. If 
improvement occurs after 10 days, decrease the current 
dose of alectinib by 150 mg (1 capsule) BID when 
resuming treatment. 
• Second episode: If improvement to Grade ≤ 1 or 
baseline within 10 days, decrease the current dose of 
alectinib by 150 mg (1 capsule) BID. If improvement 
occurs after 10 days, decrease the current dose of 
alectinib by 300 mg when resuming treatment. 
• Third episode: Permanently discontinue alectinib. 
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6.3 
Overdose 
 
No experience with over-dosage is available for alectinib. Subjects who experience overdose 
should be closely supervised and supportive care instituted. There is no specific antidote for 
overdose with alectinib. 
 
7. SAFETY PARAMETERS AND DEFINITIONS 
 
Safety assessments will consist of monitoring and recording AEs, including SAEs and non-SAEs 
of special interest, performing protocol-specified safety laboratory assessments, measuring 
protocol-specified vital signs, and conducting other protocol-specified tests that are deemed 
critical to the safety evaluation of the study. Certain types of events require immediate reporting 
to the Sponsor, as outlined in the sections below. 
 
7.1 
Adverse Event Characteristics 
 
An AE is any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with 
the use of an investigational medicinal product (IMP) or other protocol-imposed intervention, 
regardless of attribution. 
 
This includes the following: 
• AEs not previously observed in the subject that emerge during the protocol-specified AE 
reporting period, including signs or symptoms associated with the underlying disease that 
were not present prior to the AE reporting period. 
• Complications that occur as a result of protocol-mandated interventions (e.g., invasive 
procedures such as cardiac catheterizations). 
• If applicable, AEs that occur prior to assignment of study treatment associated with 
medication washout, no treatment run-in, or other protocol-mandated intervention. 
• Pre-existing medical conditions (other than the condition being studied) judged by the 
investigator to have worsened in severity or frequency or changed in character during the 
protocol-specified AE reporting period. 
 
Investigators should use correct medical terminology/concepts when reporting AEs or serious 
adverse events (SAEs). Avoid colloquialisms and abbreviations.  
 
Pre-existing Medical Conditions: A pre-existing medical condition is one that is present at the 
start of the study. Such conditions should be reported as medical and surgical history. A pre-
existing medical condition should be re-assessed throughout the trial and reported as an AE or 
SAE only if the frequency, severity, or character of the condition worsens during the study. 
When reporting such events, it is important to convey the concept that the pre-existing condition 
has changed by including applicable descriptors (e.g., “more frequent headaches”). 
 
CTCAE term (AE description) and grade:  The descriptions and grading scales found in the 
revised NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03 will be 
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CTCAE version 4.03.  A copy of the CTCAE version 4.03 can be downloaded from the CTEP 
web site: http://ctep.cancer.gov/protocolDevelopment/electronic_applications/ctc.htm. 
 
Methods and timing for capturing and assessing safety parameters: The investigator is 
responsible for ensuring that all AEs are recorded on the Adverse Event eCRF and reported to 
Genentech in accordance with instructions provided in this section. For each AE recorded on the 
Adverse Event eCRF, the investigator will make an assessment of seriousness, severity, and 
causality. 
 
Adverse Event Reporting Period: 
Investigator will seek information on AEs at each subject contact. All AEs, whether reported by 
the subject or noted by study personnel, will be recorded in the subject’s medical record and on 
the Adverse Event eCRF. 
 
After informed consent has been obtained but prior to initiation of study drug, only SAEs caused 
by a protocol-mandated intervention (e.g., invasive procedures such as biopsies, discontinuation 
of medications) should be reported. 
 
After initiation of study drug, all AEs will be reported until 4 weeks after the last dose of study 
drug. After this period, the investigator should report any SAEs that are believed to be related to 
study drug treatment. 
 
Deaths: 
For this protocol, mortality is an efficacy endpoint. Deaths that occur during the protocol-
specified AE reporting period that are attributed by the investigator solely to progression of 
underlying disease should be recorded only on the Study Completion/Early Discontinuation 
eCRF. All other on-study deaths, regardless of relationship to study drug, must be recorded on 
the Adverse Event eCRF and immediately reported to the Sponsor and Genentech.  
Death should be considered an outcome and not a distinct event. The event or condition that 
caused or contributed to the fatal outcome should be recorded as the single medical concept on 
the Adverse Event eCRF. Generally, only one such event should be reported. The term "sudden 
death" should be used only for the occurrence of an abrupt and unexpected death due to 
presumed cardiac causes in a subject with or without preexisting heart disease, within 1 hour 
after the onset of acute symptoms or, in the case of an unwitnessed death, within 24 hours after 
the subject was last seen alive and stable. If the cause of death is unknown and cannot be 
ascertained at the time of reporting, "unexplained death" should be recorded on the Adverse 
Event eCRF. If the cause of death later becomes available (e.g., after autopsy), "unexplained 
death" should be replaced by the established cause of death. 
 
During survival follow-up, deaths attributed to progression of underlying disease should be 
recorded only on the Survival eCRF. 
 
7.2 
Serious Adverse Events 
 
An AE should be classified as a SAE if the following criteria are met: 
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• It is life threatening (i.e., the AE, in the view of the investigator, places the subject at 
immediate risk of death. It does not include an AE that, had it occurred in a more severe 
form, might have caused death). 
• It requires or prolongs inpatient hospitalization. 
• It results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity (i.e., the AE results in 
substantial disruption of the subject’s ability to conduct normal life functions). 
• It results in a congenital anomaly/birth defect in a neonate/infant born to a mother 
exposed to the IMP. 
• It is considered a significant medical event by the investigator based on medical 
judgment (e.g., may jeopardize the subject or may require medical/surgical intervention 
to prevent one of the outcomes listed above). 
 
Any AE that results in hospitalization or prolonged hospitalization should be documented and 
reported as an SAE. If a subject is hospitalized to undergo a medical or surgical procedure as a 
result of an AE, the event responsible for the procedure, not the procedure itself, should be 
reported as the SAE. For example, if a subject is hospitalized to undergo coronary bypass 
surgery, record the heart condition that necessitated the bypass as the SAE. 
 
Hospitalizations for the following reasons do not require reporting: 
• Hospitalization or prolonged hospitalization for diagnostic or elective surgical procedures 
for pre-existing conditions 
• Hospitalization or prolonged hospitalization required to allow efficacy measurement for 
the study or 
• Hospitalization or prolonged hospitalization for scheduled therapy of the target disease of 
the study. 
 
Pregnancy: If a female subject becomes pregnant while receiving the study drug or within 90 
days after the last dose of study drug, a report should be completed and expeditiously submitted 
to both the Overall PI and Genentech, Inc. Follow-up to obtain the outcome of the pregnancy 
should also occur. Abortion, whether accidental, therapeutic, or spontaneous, should always be 
classified as serious, and expeditiously reported as an SAE. Similarly, any congenital 
anomaly/birth defect in a child born to a female subject exposed to alectinib should be reported 
as an SAE. 
 
Post-Study Adverse Events: The investigator should expeditiously report any SAE occurring 
after a subject has completed or discontinued study participation if attributed to prior alectinib 
exposure. If the investigator should become aware of the development of cancer or a congenital 
anomaly in a subsequently conceived offspring of a female subject who participated in the study, 
this should be reported as an SAE. 
 
Diagnosis vs. Signs and Symptoms: If known at the time of reporting, a diagnosis should be 
reported rather than individual signs and symptoms (e.g., record only liver failure or hepatitis 
rather than jaundice, asterixis, and elevated transaminases). However, if a constellation of signs 
and/or symptoms cannot be medically characterized as a single diagnosis or syndrome at the time 
of reporting, it is acceptable to report the information that is currently available. If a diagnosis is 
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Lack of Efficacy or Worsening of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Events that are clearly 
consistent with the expected pattern of progression of the underlying disease should not be 
recorded as AEs. These data will be captured as efficacy assessment data only. In most cases, the 
expected pattern of progression will be based on RECIST criteria v1.1. In rare cases, the 
determination of clinical progression will be based on symptomatic deterioration. However, 
every effort should be made to document progression using objective criteria. If there is any 
uncertainty as to whether an event is due to disease progression, it should be reported as an AE. 
 
7.3 
Non-Serious Adverse Events of Special Interest 
 
Non-SAEs of Special Interest (AESIs) are required to be reported by the investigator to the 
Overall PI and Genentech immediately.  
 
AEs of special interest for this study are the following: 
• Cases of potential drug-induced liver injury that include an elevated ALT or AST in 
combination with either an elevated bilirubin or clinical jaundice, as defined by Hy’s law 
(see below) 
• The finding of an elevated ALT or AST (> 3 × baseline value) in combination with either 
an elevated total bilirubin (> 2 × institutional ULN) or clinical jaundice in the absence of 
cholestasis or other causes of hyperbilirubinemia is considered to be an indicator of 
severe liver injury. 
 
Therefore, investigators must report as an AE the occurrence of either of the following: 
• Treatment-emergent ALT or AST > 3 × baseline value in combination with total bilirubin 
> 2 × institutional ULN (of which ≥ 35% is direct bilirubin) 
• Treatment-emergent ALT or AST > 3 × baseline value in combination with clinical 
jaundice 
• The most appropriate diagnosis or (if a diagnosis cannot be established) the abnormal 
laboratory values should be recorded and reported to the Overall PI and Genentech 
immediately (i.e., no more than 24 hours after learning of the event), either as an SAE or 
an AESI. 
• Suspected transmission of an infectious agent by the study drug, as defined below:  
Any organism, virus, or infectious particle (e.g., prion protein transmitting transmissible 
spongiform encephalopathy), pathogenic or non-pathogenic, is considered an infectious 
agent. A transmission of an infectious agent may be suspected from clinical symptoms or 
laboratory findings that indicate an infection in a subject exposed to a medicinal product. 
This term applies only when a contamination of the study drug is suspected. 
 
7.4 
Procedures for Eliciting, Recording, and Reporting Adverse Events 
 
A consistent methodology for eliciting AEs at all subject evaluation time points should be 
adopted. Examples of non-directive questions include: 
• “How have you felt since your last clinical visit?” 
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7.5 
Assessment of Adverse Events for Reporting to Genentech/Roche 
 
All AEs and SAEs whether volunteered by the subject, discovered by study personnel during 
questioning, or detected through physical examination, laboratory test, or other means will be 
reported appropriately. Each reported AE or SAE will be described by its duration (i.e., start and 
end dates), regulatory seriousness criteria if applicable, suspected relationship to alectinib, and 
actions taken. 
 
To ensure consistency of AE and SAE causality assessments, investigators should apply the 
following general guideline: 
 
Yes 
 
There is a plausible temporal relationship between the onset of the AE and administration of 
alectinib, and the AE cannot be readily explained by the subject’s clinical state, intercurrent 
illness, or concomitant therapies; and/or the AE follows a known pattern of response to alectinib; 
and/or the AE abates or resolves upon discontinuation of alectinib or dose reduction and, if 
applicable, reappears upon re-challenge. 
 
No 
 
Evidence exists that the AE has an etiology other than alectinib (e.g., preexisting medical 
condition, underlying disease, intercurrent illness, or concomitant medication); and/or the AE has 
no plausible temporal relationship to alectinib administration (e.g., cancer diagnosed 2 days after 
first dose of study drug). 
 
Expected adverse events are those adverse events that are listed or characterized in the Package 
Insert (P.I) or current Investigator Brochure (I.B). 
 
Unexpected adverse events are those not listed in the P.I or current I.B or not identified. This 
includes adverse events for which the specificity or severity is not consistent with the description 
in the P.I. or I.B. For example, under this definition, hepatic necrosis would be unexpected if the 
P.I. or I.B. only referred to elevated hepatic enzymes or hepatitis. 
 
7.6 
Adverse Event Reporting to Genentech/Roche 
 
7.6.1 Required SAE/AE Reporting: 
 
The investigator is responsible for ensuring that all AEs , pregnancies and SAEs that are 
observed or reported during the study are collected and reported to the Overall PI, appropriate 
IRB(s), and Genentech/Roche, Inc. in accordance with CFR 312.32 (IND Safety Reports). 
 
Investigators must report all SAEs and Non-Serious Adverse Events of Special Interest to 
Genentech/Roche within the timelines described. The completed MedWatch/case report should 
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(650) 225-4682 
OR 
(650) 225-4630 
 
SAEs, pregnancy reports, and AESIs where the subject has been exposed to alectinib, will also 
be sent on a MedWatch or CIOMS I form to Genentech/Roche. Transmission of these reports 
(initial and follow-up) will be either electronically or by fax and within the timelines specified 
below: 
 
SAEs, pregnancy and AESI reports shall be transmitted to Roche on an SAE form within one (1) 
business day of the awareness date, regardless of causality relationship to study drug. 
 
In addition to all SAEs, pregnancy reports, and AESIs, the following Special Situations Reports 
should be collected and transmitted to Genentech/Roche even in the absence of an AE within 
thirty (30) calendar days: 
 
• Data related to alectinib usage during pregnancy or breastfeeding 
• Data related to overdose, abuse, off-label use, misuse, inadvertent/erroneous 
administration, medication error or occupational exposure, with or without association 
with an AE/SAE unless otherwise specified in the protocol 
• Data related to a suspected transmission of an infectious agent via a medicinal product 
(STIAMP) 
 
Aggregate Reports 
 
The investigator will forward a copy of the Final Study Report to Genentech/Roche upon 
completion of the Study. 
 
For questions related to safety reporting, please contact Genentech/Roche Drug Safety: 
• Tel: (888) 835-2555 
• Fax: (650) 225-4682 or (650) 225-4630 
 
MedWatch 3500A Reporting Guidelines 
 
In addition to completing appropriate subject demographic and suspect medication information, 
the report should include the following information within the Event Description (section 5) of 
the MedWatch 3500A form: 
 
• Protocol description (and number, if assigned) 
• Description of event, severity, treatment, and outcome if known 
• Supportive laboratory results and diagnostics 
• Investigator’s assessment of the relationship of the adverse event to each investigational 
and product and suspect medication 
 
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Additional information may be added to a previously submitted report by any of the following 
methods: 
 
• Adding to the original MedWatch 3500A report and submitting it as follow-up 
• Adding supplemental summary information and submitting it as follow-up with the 
original MedWatch 3500A form 
• Summarizing new information and faxing it with a cover letter including subject 
identifiers (i.e. D.O.B. initial, subject number), protocol description and number, if 
assigned, brief adverse event description, and notation that additional or follow-up 
information is being submitted (the subject identifiers are important so that the new 
information is added to the correct initial report) 
 
Occasionally Genentech may contact the reporter for additional information, clarification, or 
current status of the subject for whom an adverse event was reported. For questions regarding 
SAE reporting, you may contact the Genentech Drug Safety representative noted above or the 
MSL assigned to the study. Relevant follow-up information should be submitted to Genentech 
Drug Safety as soon as it becomes available and/or upon request. 
 
The MedWatch 3500A (Mandatory Reporting) form is available at: 
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/getforms.html 
 
7.7 
Reconciliation 
 
The Overall PI agrees to conduct reconciliation for the product. Genentech/Roche and the 
Overall PI will agree to the reconciliation periodicity and format, but agree at minimum to 
exchange quarterly line listings of cases received by the other party. 
 
If discrepancies are identified, the Overall PI and Genentech/Roche will cooperate in resolving 
the discrepancies. The responsible individuals for each party shall handle the matter on a case-
by-case basis until satisfactory resolution. The Overall PI shall receive reconciliation guidance 
documents within the ‘Activation Package’. 
 
7.8 
Expedited Adverse Event Reporting 
 
7.8.1 Investigators must report to the Overall PI any serious adverse event (SAE) that occurs 
after the initial dose of study treatment, during treatment, or within 30 days of the last 
dose of treatment on the local institutional SAE form.  
 
7.8.2 For multi-institution studies where a DF/HCC investigator is serving as the Overall 
Principal Investigator, each participating institution must abide by the reporting 
requirements set by the DF/HCC. This applies to any medical event equivalent to an 
unexpected grade 2 or 3 with a possible, probable or definite attribution, and grade 4 
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7.8.3 DF/HCC Expedited Reporting Guidelines 
 
Investigative sites within DF/HCC will report AEs directly to the DFCI Office for 
Human Research Studies (OHRS) per the DFCI IRB reporting policy.  
 
Other investigative sites will report AEs to their respective IRB according to the local 
IRB’s policies and procedures in reporting adverse events. A copy of the submitted 
institutional AE form should be forwarded to the Overall PI within the timeframes 
detailed in the table below.   
 
 
 
 
Attribution 
Table 7: DF/HCC Reportable AEs 
Gr. 2 & 3 AE 
Expected 
Gr. 2 & 3 AE 
Unexpected 
Gr. 4 AE Expected 
Gr. 4 AE 
Unexpected 
Gr. 5 AE Expected 
or Unexpected 
Unrelated 
Unlikely 
Not required 
Not required 
5 calendar days# 
5 calendar days 
24 hours* 
Possible 
Probable 
Definite 
 
Not required 
 
5 calendar days 
 
5 calendar days# 
 
5 calendar days 
 
24 hours* 
# If listed in protocol as expected and not requiring expedited reporting, event does not need to be reported. 
 
* For subjects enrolled and actively participating in the study or for AEs occurring within 30 days of the last intervention, the 
AE should be reported within 1 business day of learning of the event. 
 
 
The Overall PI will submit AE reports from outside institutions to the DFCI OHRS 
according to DFCI IRB policies and procedures in reporting adverse events.  
 
7.9 
Expedited Reporting to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
 
The Overall PI, as study sponsor, will be responsible for all communications with the FDA. The 
Overall PI will report to the FDA, regardless of the site of occurrence, any serious adverse event 
that meets the FDA’s criteria for expedited reporting following the reporting requirements and 
timelines set by the FDA. 
 
All written IND Safety Reports submitted to the FDA by the Investigator must also be 
faxed to Genentech/Roche Drug Safety: 
Fax: (650) 225-4682 or (650) 225-4630 
 
7.10 
Expedited Reporting to Hospital Risk Management 
 
Participating investigators will report to their local Risk Management office any subject safety 
reports or sentinel events that require reporting according to institutional policy.  
 
7.11 
Routine Adverse Event Reporting 
 
All Adverse Events must be reported in routine study data submissions to the Overall PI on the 
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IRB, FDA, etc.) must also be reported in routine study data submissions. 
 
 
8. PHARMACEUTICAL INFORMATION 
 
A list of the adverse events and potential risks associated with the investigational agent 
administered in this study can be found in Section 7.1. 
 
8.1 
Alectinib 
 
8.1.1 Description 
 
Alectinib is a kinase inhibitor for oral administration. The molecular formula for alectinib 
is C30H34N4O2•HCl. The molecular weight is 482.62 g/mol (free base form) and 519.08 
g/mol (hydrochloride salt). Alectinib is described chemically as 9-ethyl-6, 6-dimethyl-8-
[4-(morpholin-4-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-11-oxo-6, 11-dihydro-5H -benzo[b ]carbazole-3-
carbonitrile hydrochloride. 
 
 
8.1.2 Form 
 
Alectinib HCl is a white to yellow white powder or powder with lumps with a pKa of 
7.05 (base). 
 
Alectinib is supplied as hard capsules containing 150 mg of alectinib (equivalent to 
161.33 mg alectinib HCl) and the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, 
hydroxypropylcellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, magnesium stearate, and 
carboxymethylcellulose calcium. The capsule shell contains hypromellose, carrageenan, 
potassium chloride, titanium dioxide, corn starch, and carnauba wax. The printing ink 
contains red iron oxide (E172), yellow iron oxide (E172), FD&C Blue No. 2 aluminum 
lake (E132), carnauba wax, white shellac, and glyceryl monooleate. 
 
 
8.1.3 Storage and Stability 
 
The recommended storage conditions for the alectinib drug product are room 
temperature, not to exceed 77°F. The product should be stored in original bottles in order 
to protect from moisture. 
 
8.1.4 Compatibility 
 
N/A 
 
8.1.5 Handling 
 
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themselves and the environment, should undertake the preparation, handling, and safe 
disposal of the chemotherapeutic agent in a self-contained and protective environment.  
 
8.1.6 Availability 
 
Alectinib will be supplied as an investigational agent free of charge by Genentech/Roche. 
 
8.1.7 Preparation 
 
N/A 
 
8.1.8 Administration 
 
Alectinib is administered orally twice daily. A missed dose may be taken up to 6 hours 
after the scheduled dosing time. Doses that would be outside of this window should be 
considered missed and should not be taken. Subjects should be instructed not to double 
dose.  A vomited dose should not be retaken; instead subjects should be advised to 
continue with the next regularly scheduled dose as clinically appropriate. 
 
Alectinib should be taken with food. Alectinib capsules should be swallowed whole; they 
should not be opened, chewed, or crushed. Subjects should be instructed to wash their 
hands after handling the capsules and to keep their study medication supply out of the 
reach of children and animals. 
 
8.1.9 Ordering 
 
Drug supply will be ordered from Genentech/Roche by site pharmacy personnel. 
 
8.1.10 Accountability 
 
The investigator, or a responsible party designated by the investigator, should maintain a 
careful record of the inventory and disposition of the agent using the NCI Drug 
Accountability Record Form (DARF) or another comparable drug accountability form.  
(See the NCI Investigator’s Handbook for Procedures for Drug Accountability and 
Storage.) 
 
8.1.11 Destruction and Return 
 
Returned supplies of alectinib should be destroyed according to institutional policies. 
Destruction will be documented in the Drug Accountability Record Form. Accurate 
records of all drug supply received at, dispensed from, returned to, and disposed of by the 
study site should be recorded on a Drug Inventory Log. 
 
 
 


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9. BIOMARKER, CORRELATIVE, AND SPECIAL STUDIES 
 
9.1 
Pharmacokinetic (PK) Studies 
 
At each PK assessment time point venous blood samples will be collected to measure plasma 
concentrations of alectinib and its major metabolite, M4.  Intensive and sparse samples for PK 
assessments will be obtained to characterize the pharmacokinetics of alectinib.  Concentrations 
of alectinib and the M4 metabolite will be determined in plasma using validated liquid 
chromatography tandem mass spectroscopy methods.  The PK parameters for alectinib and M4 
will be determined by standard non-compartmental methods as appropriate and if data allow. 
 
The following PK parameters will be determined, as appropriate and if data allow: 
• Cmax: Maximum observed plasma alectinib concentration 
• AUC0-last: Area under the plasma alectinib concentration-time curve from time 0 to 
the last measureable concentration 
• Tmax: Time of Cmax for alectinib 
• Cmax, Tmax, and AUC0-last of M4 metabolite 
• t1/2: apparent terminal half-life of alectinib and M4 metabolite, if appropriate 
• M4 metabolite/parent exposure ratio for AUClast and Cmax, if appropriate 
• Additional PK parameters may be determined as appropriate. 
 
Plasma concentrations and the computed plasma PK parameters will be listed for alectinib and 
M4. Individual and mean concentration versus time data will be plotted on linear and semi-
logarithmic scales. Summary statistics of PK parameters (primary and secondary) will be 
presented for each treatment period including mean, geometric mean, standard deviation (SD), 
coefficient of variation (CV), median, and range, as appropriate. Inter-subject, intra-subject 
and/or total variability in reported PK parameters will calculated if available and appropriate. 
Additional analyses or summaries may be considered, as appropriate. Results of any PK analyses 
may be reported outside the clinical study report. 
 
9.1.1 Collection of Specimens for Pharmacokinetic Analysis 
 
Label the 2 mL EDTA blood collection tube with the appropriate protocol number, 
subject number, date/time of collection, and sample numbers on the label. 
 
At the nominated time point, draw 2 mL of blood into the pre-labeled collection tube.                         
 
Phase 1 (Dose escalation) 
Blood will be collected at the time points shown in Table 9 below:   
 
 
Table 8: PK Collection Schedule (Phase 1) 
 
Visit Day 
Time of Collection 
Sample 
Number 
Cycle 1 Day 1 
Pre-dose (any time prior to the first alectinib dose – baseline 
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Table 8: PK Collection Schedule (Phase 1) 
 
Visit Day 
Time of Collection 
Sample 
Number 
sample) 
Cycle 1 Day 8 
Pre-dose (any time prior to the first increased alectinib dose) 
2 
Cycle 1 Day 
15 
Pre-dose (any time prior to the first alectinib dose of the day) 
3 
Cycle 2 Day 1 Pre-dose (any time prior to the first alectinib dose of the day) 
4 
Cycle 2 Day 1 
0.5 hours post-alectinib dose (± 5 minute window) 
5 
Cycle 2 Day 1 
1 hour post-alectinib dose (± 10 minute window) 
6 
Cycle 2 Day 1 
2 hours post-alectinib dose (± 15 minute window) 
7 
Cycle 2 Day 1 
4 hours post-alectinib dose (± 30 minute window) 
8 
Cycle 2 Day 1 
6 hours post-alectinib dose (± 30 minute window) 
9 
Cycle 2 Day 1 
8 hours post-alectinib dose (± 30 minute window) 
10 
Cycle 2 Day 1 
10 hours* post-alectinib dose (± 60 minute window) 
11 
Cycle 3 Day 1 Pre-dose (any time prior to the first alectinib dose of the day) 
12 
Cycle 4 Day 1 Pre-dose (any time prior to the first alectinib dose of the day) 
13 
*Optional if collection is not feasible at site.  
 
9.1.2 Handling of Specimens 
• Immediately following collection, invert gently several times the tubes backwards 
and forwards, 8-10 times, (without shaking) to ensure the anticoagulant is mixed 
well with the blood. 
• Note the exact start time of blood draw in the eCRF. 
• The blood must be stored on wet ice at 4°C until centrifugation (for no longer 
than 30 min after blood collection). 
• Start centrifuging samples within 30 minutes after blood sampling for 10 minutes 
at 1500 x g at 4°C. 
• Note the exact “time in centrifuge” in the eCRF. 
• Once the blood has finished the spin, transfer the plasma (~0.8 mL) from the 
blood collection tube into 1 (one) 3.5 mL polypropylene screw storage tube. 
• Label tube: Alectinib RET PK with protocol number, subject number, sample 
number, and date/time of collection 
• Immediately cap the tube. 
• Once the plasma is removed, discard the blood collection tube. 
• Place (within 60 minutes after blood collection) the samples temporarily on dry-
ice and note the time of placing the sample on dry ice in the eCRF. 
• After the complete round place the plasma storage tubes upright in a freezer at or 
below -20°C or -70°C until shipment. Stability is valid for 396 days -20°C, 721 
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9.1.3 Shipping of Specimens 
 
 
For sample shipment: 
Q Squared Solutions BioSciences LLC 
Laboratory Operations Manager 
Christopher Binns 
19 Brown Road 
Ithaca NY 14850 USA 
phone +1 607-330-9817 
fax +1-607-266-0749 
christopher.binns@q2labsolutions.com 
 
Lab contact: 
Christopher Binns 
Project Manager 
Q Squared Solutions BioSciences LLC 
19 Brown Road 
Ithaca, NY 14850 USA 
Office: +1 607-330-9817 
Fax: +1 607-266-0749 
christopher.binns@q2labsolutions.com 
 
9.1.4 Sites Performing Correlative Study 
All sites will be participating in the collection of blood for pharmacokinetic studies. 
 
9.2 
Germline and Tumor Genomic Analysis 
 
Genomic analysis of germline DNA and tumor tissue (both fresh and archival) will be 
performed to investigate factors that confer sensitivity or resistance to alectinib. 
 
9.2.1 Tumor Tissue Collection 
 
A baseline fresh tumor biopsy is required for any subject who has received a prior 
RET TKI. Additionally, archival tissue is required for all subjects enrolling to the 
trial. For subjects enrolling who are RET TKI naive, a baseline fresh tumor biopsy 
may be obtained in lieu of archival tumor tissue if archival tumor tissue is not 
available. The archival tissue requirement may be waived for subjects who do not 
have sufficient tissue after discussion with the principal investigator.  
 
An optional fresh tumor biopsy at the time of disease progression will also be offered 
to all subjects if clinically feasible. Whenever possible, the time of progression biopsy 
should be obtained prior to the initiation of another cancer treatment. In the event this 
is not possible, the time of progression biopsy can be obtained up to 30 days after the 
last dose of alectinib.   
 
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fine needle aspiration (FNA), or drainage of effusions should be performed according 
to local standards at each participating site.  Biopsies performed for the purposes of 
obtaining tumor tissue for this study will be paid for by the study budget.  Tumor 
specimens will be evaluated by a pathologist to ensure adequacy for analysis. 
 
Whenever possible, core biopsy samples should be collected for analysis. Three-to-
four biopsy passes utilizing a 16-18 gauge needle are preferable, but 20 gauge core 
needle biopsies are also acceptable at the discretion of the interventionalist 
performing the biopsy procedure.  
 
If a core biopsy is judged to be too unsafe or difficult for the subject in the opinion of 
the treating investigator or interventionalist performing the procedure, an FNA or 
cytology sample can also be collected. The goal for a thoracentesis or paracentesis 
procedure will be 500 – 1000 mL collected in a standard collection tube. The goal for 
an FNA will be three distinct passes. Less than the goal amount of tissue is acceptable 
for any of the biopsy collection methods, and should be based upon the clinical 
judgment of the treating investigator and the clinician performing the procedure. 
 
Biopsy samples should be formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded (FFPE) per routine 
local procedures. Cytology samples should be made into blocks per routine local 
procedures. 
 
9.2.2 Germline Blood Sample Collection 
 
Germline DNA will additionally be extracted from peripheral leukocytes obtained 
from a peripheral blood sample and studied as a control. The blood for germline DNA 
testing is to be collected on on Cycle 1 Day 1. Blood may be collected any time prior 
to the first dose of alectinib.  
 
 
9.2.3 Handling and Shipping of Specimens 
Tumor Tissue:  10 unstained slides or a tumor block of paraffin embedded tissue 
should be sent at room temperature to: 
The Jänne Lab 
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
360 Longwood Avenue, LC4118 
Boston, MA 02215 
 
 
Blood:  A blood specimen for germline DNA analysis should be collected in one 10 
ml EDTA-containing (“purple top”) tube and shipped at room temperature to: 
The Jänne Lab 
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
360 Longwood Avenue, LC4118 
Boston, MA 02215  
 
9.2.4 Sites Performing Correlative Study   
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for genomic analysis. 
 
9.3 
Plasma Collection for cfDNA 
 
9.3.1 Collection of Specimens 
 
The baseline plasma genotyping sample should be collected on Cycle 1 Day 1. Blood 
may be collected any time prior to the first dose of alectinib.  
 
On the first day of each subsequent cycle and at the off study visit, a sample should be 
collected. The sample can be obtained at any time during the clinic visit. 
 
9.3.2 Handling of Specimens 
• NOTE: Time period from draw to freezing of plasma must be less than 3 hours. 
• Draw venous blood into one (1) 10 mL EDTA tubes labeled cfDNA and 
immediately gently invert the tubes 8-10 times. Write the subject and draw date 
number on the tube.  
• Immediately centrifuge for 10 minutes at 1500 (+\- 150) x g. NOTE: Brake switch 
must be off so the cell/plasma interface is not disturbed. 
• Pipette the plasma layer into a 15 mL tube labeled “cfDNA/with subject #”. Do 
not ship. NOTE: Do not dip the tip of the pipette into the plasma/cell interface.  
Leave a thin plasma layer intact over the interface. 
• Centrifuge the 15 mL tube containing the plasma only for 10 minutes at 3000 (+/- 
150) x g. 
• Using a fresh pipette, transfer the supernatant into a second 15 mL tube labeled 
“cfDNA super.do not ship”. NOTE: Leave about 0.3 mL of supernatant in the 
centrifuged 15 mL tube. This leftover 0.3 mL contains cellular debris. 
• Using a fresh pipette, transfer 1 mL of plasma from the “super.do not ship” tube 
into max four (4) 2 mL cryovials labeled cfDNA.ship.subject#/ 
• Freeze immediately upright at -70ºC or colder until shipping. 
 
9.3.3 Shipping of Specimens 
Specimens should be shipped to: 
Alectinib RET study 
ATTN: Julianna Supplee 
Belfer Center for Applied Cancer Research 
360 Longwood Avenue, LC-4302 
Boston, MA 02215 
215-429-7186 
e-mail: julianna_supplee@DFCI.HARVARD.EDU 
 
9.3.4 Sites Performing Correlative Study   
All sites will be participating in the collection of blood specimens for genomic 
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9.4 
Plasma Collection for RET Diagnostic Assay Development 
 
9.4.1 Collection of Specimen 
 
The baseline plasma sample should be collected on Cycle 1 Day 1. Blood may be 
collected any time prior to the first dose of alectinib.  
 
9.4.2 Handling of Specimen 
 
• Draw two (2) 10 mL tubes of blood into K2-EDTA blood collection tubes labeled 
with the subject number, date, protocol number, and “RET.” 
• Immediately centrifuge for 10 minutes at 1500 x g.  NOTE: Brake switch must be 
off so the cell/plasma interface is not disturbed. 
• Pipette the plasma layer from each collection tube into a single 15 mL fresh tube 
labeled with the subject number, date, protocol number, and RET.  NOTE: Do not 
dip the tip of the pipette into the plasma/cell interface.  Leave a thin plasma layer 
intact over the interface. 
• Centrifuge the 15 mL tube containing the plasma only for 10 minutes at 3000 x g. 
NOTE: Brake switch must be off so the cell/plasma interface is not disturbed. 
• Using a fresh pipette, distribute the plasma into two storage tubes each labeled 
with the protocol number, subject number, date, and “RET plasma.” NOTE: Do 
not dip the tip of the pipette into the plasma/cell interface.  Leave a thin plasma 
layer intact over the interface. 
• Store upright at -70°C until shipping. 
 
9.4.3 Shipping of the Specimen 
 
Laboratory and shipment address are provided in Appendix H.  
 
9.4.4 Sites Performing Correlative Study   
All sites will be participating in the collection of blood specimens for genomic analysis. 
 
10. STUDY CALENDAR 
 
Baseline evaluations are to be conducted within two weeks prior to start of protocol therapy, with 
the exception of the informed consent, baseline tumor imaging, and brain MRI which may be 
obtained up to 28 days prior to the start of protocol therapy.  In the event that the subject’s 
condition is deteriorating, laboratory evaluations should be repeated within 48 hours prior to 
initiation of the next cycle of therapy. 


 
 
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Table 9: Study Calendar 
 
 
Pre- 
StudyA 
Cycle 1 
Day 1 
Cycle 1 
Day 8 
Cycle 1 
Day 15B 
Cycle 2 
Day 1C 
Cycle 2 
Day 15B 
Cycle 3 
Day 1C 
Cycle 3 
Day 15B 
Cycle 4 
Day 1C 
Every 8 
Weeks 
After 
Cycle 4 
Day 1C 
Off 
Treatme
ntD 
Every 3 
Months after 
Discontinuing 
TherapyE 
Informed consent 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demographics 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medical history 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Concomitant meds 
X 
X----------------------------------------------------------X 
X 
 
Physical examF 
X 
X 
 
 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
X 
X 
 
Vital signsG 
X 
X 
 
 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
X 
X 
 
Height 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weight 
X 
X 
 
X 
 
 
X 
 
X 
X 
X 
 
ECOG Performance status 
X 
X 
 
X 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
X 
X 
 
CBC w/diff, pltsH 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
X 
X 
 
Serum chemistryI 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
X 
X 
 
CPKJ 
X 
X 
 
X 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
X 
X 
 
Liver Function Tests 
(LFTs)K 
XL 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
Urinalysis 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ECGM 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X 
X 
X 
 
Adverse event evaluation 
X 
X----------------------------------------------------------X 
X 
 
Tumor assessmentsN 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
X 
 
 
XN 
X 
 
MRI brainO 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
X 
 
 
XO 
X 
 
Serum β-HCGP 
X 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X 
 
Tissue collectionQ 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(X) 
 
AlectinibR 
 
As described in Section 5 
 
 


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Table 9: Study Calendar 
 
 
Pre- 
StudyA 
Cycle 1 
Day 1 
Cycle 1 
Day 8 
Cycle 1 
Day 15B 
Cycle 2 
Day 1C 
Cycle 2 
Day 15B 
Cycle 3 
Day 1C 
Cycle 3 
Day 15B 
Cycle 4 
Day 1C 
Every 8 
Weeks 
After 
Cycle 4 
Day 1C 
Off 
Treatme
ntD 
Every 3 
Months after 
Discontinuing 
TherapyE 
PK assessment 
(Phase 1)S 
 
X 
X 
X 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
 
 
 
Plasma collectionT 
 
X 
 
 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
X 
X 
 
Blood for germline DNA 
collectionU 
 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Telephone or Care 
Provider Contact 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X 
Footnotes: 
(X) refers to an optional assessment/measurement/procedure 
A. Baseline evaluations are to be conducted within 14 days prior to start of protocol therapy, with the exception of the informed consent, baseline tumor imaging, and brain 
MRI which may be obtained up to 28 days prior to the start of protocol therapy. 
B. Day 15 visits have a ± 3 day scheduling window to accommodate adverse weather, holidays, vacations, etc. 
C. Starting with Cycle 2 Day 1, the start of a cycle may be delayed by up to 7 days for scheduling issues (vacations, holidays, adverse weather, etc.). 
D. Off-study evaluation to be completed within 30 days of the last dose of study medication. Note: follow up visits or other contact is required in order to identify SAEs 
during the 30 days following the end of study treatment for subjects. 
E. Subjects will be followed until death or withdrawal of consent after removal from protocol therapy. This follow up will be performed by review of the medical record, 
contact with care providers, and/or telephone contact as needed every 3-4 months. 
F. Routine physical exam. 
G. Vital signs to include heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation (SpO2). 
H. Laboratory assessments to be completed locally. Results must be reviewed prior to dosing with the study agent. 
I. 
Sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, eGFR, glucose, globulin, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. Other tests may be ordered as 
clinically indicated. Laboratory assessments to be completed locally. Results must be reviewed prior to dosing with the study agent. 
J. 
Creatinine phosphokinase (CPK), additional testing as clinically indicated. Laboratory assessments to be completed locally. 
K. Liver function tests to include albumin, alkaline phosphatase, total and direct bilirubin, SGOT [AST], SGPT [ALT], total protein, and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT). 
Laboratory assessments to be completed locally. Results must be reviewed prior to dosing with the study agent. 
L. Screening liver function test results to be confirmed on two consecutive measurements obtained within 14 days prior to enrollment. 
M. Single ECG to be performed at each time point. ECGs to be collected at time points specified and as clinically indicated. ECGs collected on days where alectinib will be 


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Table 9: Study Calendar 
 
 
Pre- 
StudyA 
Cycle 1 
Day 1 
Cycle 1 
Day 8 
Cycle 1 
Day 15B 
Cycle 2 
Day 1C 
Cycle 2 
Day 15B 
Cycle 3 
Day 1C 
Cycle 3 
Day 15B 
Cycle 4 
Day 1C 
Every 8 
Weeks 
After 
Cycle 4 
Day 1C 
Off 
Treatme
ntD 
Every 3 
Months after 
Discontinuing 
TherapyE 
administered may be performed any time prior to the first dose of alectinib on that day. QTc to be calculated using Bazett’s formula. 
N. CT or MRI imaging of any disease involved site. Radiologic measurements should be performed at the end of cycle 2 (cycle 2 day 28) and at the end of every 2 cycles of 
treatment thereafter (i.e. cycle 4 day 28, cycle 6 day 28, and so on). There is a ± 7 day window on imaging evaluations. 
O. Baseline brain MRI required for all subjects enrolling to the phase 1 portion of the trial or enrolling to Cohort A or B of the phase 2 portion of the trial. Baseline brain MRI 
also required in any subject enrolling to any portion of the trial with a history of CNS disease or with suspected CNS disease. In subjects with brain metastases, subsequent 
MRIs are required at the end of cycle 2 (cycle 2 day 28) and at the end of every 2 cycles of treatment thereafter (i.e. cycle 4 day 28, cycle 6 day 28, and so on). There is a ± 
7 day window on imaging evaluations.  In subjects without brain metastases at baseline, subsequent brain MRIs are not required unless clinically indicated. 
P. Serum pregnancy test only required for women of childbearing potential. Childbearing potential defined as any female who is not post-menopausal (≥12 months of non-
therapy-induced amenorrhea) or surgically sterile (absence of ovaries and/or uterus).  
Q. A fresh tumor biopsy is required at baseline in subjects who have received prior RET TKIs or in TKI-naïve subjects for whom archival tissue is not available.  An optional 
tumor biopsy can be obtained at the time of disease progression. Please see Section 9.2 9.2 for further detail. 
R. Adequate alectinib supply should be dispensed to accommodate any planned scheduling delays. 
S. Pharmacokinetic (PK) assessments should be performed as described in Section 9.1. 
T. Plasma genotyping baseline samples to be collected on Cycle 1 Day 1. Blood may be collected any time prior to the first dose of alectinib. Additional samples to be 
collected at any time on the first day of each subsequent cycle (the exact time of the sample should be recorded) and at the off study visit.  Please see Section 9.3 for more 
detail. 
U. Blood for germline DNA testing to be collected on Cycle 1 Day 1. Blood may be collected any time prior to the first dose of alectinib.  Please see Section 9.2 for further 
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11. MEASUREMENT OF EFFECT 
 
All subjects will be assessed by standard criteria. Although response is not the primary endpoint 
of the phase 1 portion of the trial, response will also be assessed during phase 1. For the purposes 
of this study, subjects should be re-evaluated every 8 weeks.  In addition to a baseline scan, 
confirmatory scans will also be obtained not less than 4 weeks following initial documentation of 
an objective response. 
 
11.1 
Antitumor Effect – Solid Tumors 
 
For the purposes of this study, subjects should be re-evaluated for response every 8 weeks.  In 
addition to a baseline scan, confirmatory scans should also be obtained not less than 4 weeks 
following initial documentation of objective response. 
 
Response and progression will be evaluated in this study using the new international criteria 
proposed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guideline (version 1.1) 
[Eur J Ca 45:228-247, 2009].  Changes in the largest diameter (unidimensional measurement) of 
the tumor lesions and the shortest diameter in the case of malignant lymph nodes are used in the 
RECIST criteria. 
 
11.1.1 Definitions 
 
Evaluable for Target Disease response.  Only those subjects who have measurable 
disease present at baseline, have received at least one cycle of therapy, and have had their 
disease re-evaluated will be considered evaluable for target disease response.  These 
subjects will have their response classified according to the definitions stated below.  
(Note:  Subjects who exhibit objective disease progression prior to the end of cycle 1 will 
also be considered evaluable.) 
 
Evaluable Non-Target Disease Response.  Subjects who have lesions present at baseline 
that are evaluable but do not meet the definitions of measurable disease, have received at 
least one cycle of therapy, and have had their disease re-evaluated will be considered 
evaluable for non-target disease.  The response assessment is based on the presence, 
absence, or unequivocal progression of the lesions.  
 
11.1.2 Disease Parameters 
 
Measurable disease.  Measurable lesions are defined as those that can be accurately 
measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as ≥ 20 mm by 
chest x-ray or ≥10 mm with CT scan, MRI, or calipers by clinical exam.  All tumor 
measurements must be recorded in millimeters (or decimal fractions of centimeters). 
 
Note: Tumor lesions that are situated in a previously irradiated area, or in an area 
subjected to other loco-regional therapy, are usually not considered measurable unless 
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Malignant lymph nodes.  To be considered pathologically enlarged and measurable, a 
lymph node must be ≥15 mm in short axis when assessed by CT scan (CT scan slice 
thickness recommended to be no greater than 5 mm).  At baseline and in follow-up, only 
the short axis will be measured and followed. 
 
Non-measurable disease.  All other lesions (or sites of disease), including small lesions 
(longest diameter <10 mm or pathological lymph nodes with ≥10 to <15 mm short axis), 
are considered non-measurable disease.  Bone lesions, leptomeningeal disease, ascites, 
pleural/pericardial effusions, lymphangitis cutis/pulmonitis, inflammatory breast disease, 
abdominal masses (not followed by CT or MRI), and cystic lesions are all considered 
non-measurable. 
 
Note: Cystic lesions that meet the criteria for radiographically defined simple cysts 
should not be considered as malignant lesions (neither measurable nor non-measurable) 
since they are, by definition, simple cysts. 
 
‘Cystic lesions’ thought to represent cystic metastases can be considered as measurable 
lesions, if they meet the definition of measurability described above. However, if non-
cystic lesions are present in the same subject, these are preferred for selection as target 
lesions. 
 
Target lesions.  All measurable lesions up to a maximum of 2 lesions per organ and 5 
lesions in total, representative of all involved organs, should be identified as target 
lesions and recorded and measured at baseline.  Target lesions should be selected on the 
basis of their size (lesions with the longest diameter), be representative of all involved 
organs, but in addition should be those that lend themselves to reproducible repeated 
measurements. It may be the case that, on occasion, the largest lesion does not lend itself 
to reproducible measurement in which circumstance the next largest lesion which can be 
measured reproducibly should be selected. A sum of the diameters (longest for non-nodal 
lesions, short axis for nodal lesions) for all target lesions will be calculated and reported 
as the baseline sum diameters. If lymph nodes are to be included in the sum, then only the 
short axis is added into the sum. The baseline sum diameters will be used as reference to 
further characterize any objective tumor regression in the measurable dimension of the 
disease.  
 
Non-target lesions.  All other lesions (or sites of disease) including any measurable 
lesions over and above the 5 target lesions should be identified as non-target lesions and 
should also be recorded at baseline. Measurements of these lesions are not required, but 
the presence, absence, or in rare cases unequivocal progression of each should be noted 
throughout follow up.  
 
11.1.3 Methods for Evaluation of Disease 
 
All measurements should be taken and recorded in metric notation using a ruler, calipers, 
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possible to the beginning of treatment and never more than 4 weeks before the beginning 
of the treatment. 
 
The same method of assessment and the same technique should be used to characterize 
each identified and reported lesion at baseline and during follow-up. Imaging-based 
evaluation is preferred to evaluation by clinical examination unless the lesion(s) being 
followed cannot be imaged but are assessable by clinical exam.  
 
Clinical lesions. Clinical lesions will only be considered measurable when they are 
superficial (e.g., skin nodules and palpable lymph nodes) and ≥10 mm in diameter as 
assessed using calipers (e.g., skin nodules).  In the case of skin lesions, documentation by 
color photography, including a ruler to estimate the size of the lesion, is recommended.  
 
Chest x-ray.  Lesions on chest x-ray are acceptable as measurable lesions when they are 
clearly defined and surrounded by aerated lung; however, CT is preferable.  
 
Conventional CT and MRI. This guideline has defined measurability of lesions on CT 
scan based on the assumption that CT thickness is 5mm or less. If CT scans have slice 
thickness greater than 5 mm, the minimum size of a measurable lesion should be twice 
the slice thickness. MRI is also acceptable in certain situations (e.g. for body scans).   
 
Use of MRI remains a complex issue.  MRI has excellent contrast, spatial, and temporal 
resolution; however, there are many image acquisition variables involved in MRI, which 
greatly impact image quality, lesion conspicuity, and measurement.  Furthermore, the 
availability of MRI is variable globally.  As with CT, if an MRI is performed, the 
technical specifications of the scanning sequences used should be optimized for the 
evaluation of the type and site of disease.  Furthermore, as with CT, the modality used at 
follow-up should be the same as was used at baseline and the lesions should be 
measured/assessed on the same pulse sequence.  It is beyond the scope of the RECIST 
guidelines to prescribe specific MRI pulse sequence parameters for all scanners, body 
parts, and diseases.  Ideally, the same type of scanner should be used and the image 
acquisition protocol should be followed as closely as possible to prior scans.  Body scans 
should be performed with breath-hold scanning techniques, if possible. 
 
FDG-PET. While FDG-PET response assessments need additional study, it is sometimes 
reasonable to incorporate the use of FDG-PET scanning to complement CT scanning in 
assessment of progression (particularly possible 'new' disease).  New lesions on the basis 
of FDG-PET imaging can be identified according to the following algorithm:  
(a) Negative FDG-PET at baseline, with a positive FDG-PET at follow-up is a sign of 
PD based on a new lesion. 
(b)  No FDG-PET at baseline and a positive FDG-PET at follow-up:  If the positive 
FDG-PET at follow-up corresponds to a new site of disease confirmed by CT, this is 
PD.  If the positive FDG-PET at follow-up is not confirmed as a new site of disease 
on CT, additional follow-up CT  scans are needed to determine if there is truly 
progression occurring at that site (if so, the date of PD will be the date of the initial 
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pre-existing site of disease on CT that is not progressing on the basis of the anatomic 
images, this is not PD. 
(c)  FDG-PET may be used to upgrade a response to a CR in a manner similar to a 
biopsy in cases where a residual radiographic abnormality is thought to represent 
fibrosis or scarring.  The use of FDG-PET in this circumstance should be 
prospectively described in the protocol and supported by disease-specific medical 
literature for the indication.  However, it must be acknowledged that both approaches 
may lead to false positive CR due to limitations of FDG-PET and biopsy 
resolution/sensitivity. 
 
Note:  A ‘positive’ FDG-PET scan lesion means one which is FDG avid with an uptake 
greater than twice that of the surrounding tissue on the attenuation corrected image. 
 
PET-CT. At present, the low dose or attenuation correction CT portion of a combined 
PET-CT is not always of optimal diagnostic CT quality for use with RECIST 
measurements.  However, if the site can document that the CT performed as part of a 
PET-CT is of identical diagnostic quality to a diagnostic CT (with IV and oral contrast), 
then the CT portion of the PET-CT can be used for RECIST measurements and can be 
used interchangeably with conventional CT in accurately measuring cancer lesions over 
time.  Note, however, that the PET portion of the CT introduces additional data which 
may bias an investigator if it is not routinely or serially performed.   
MIBG (meta-iodobenzylguanidine).The following is recommended, to assure high 
quality images are obtained.  
Subject preparation: Iodides, usually SSKI (saturated solution of potassium iodide), 
are administered to reduce thyroidal accumulation of free radioiodine, preferably 
beginning the day prior to injection and continuing for 3 additional days (4 days 
total). For infants and children, one drop t.i.d. is sufficient, for adolescents 2 drops 
t.i.d., and for adults 3 drops t.i.d. Subjects and/or parents are asked about exposure to 
potential interfering agents. If none is noted, an indwelling intravenous line is 
established. The dose of MIBG is administered by slow intravenous injection over 90 
seconds.  
Images from the head to the distal lower extremities should be obtained.  
I-123MIBG scintigraphy is performed to obtain both planar and tomographic images.  
Planar: Anterior and posterior views from the top of the head to the proximal lower 
extremities are obtained for 10 minutes at 24 hours and occasionally at 48 hours 
following injection of 10 mCi/1.7 square meters of body surface area (~150 μCi/kg, 
maximum 10 mCi). Anterior views of the distal lower extremities are adequate. A 
large field of view dual head gamma camera with low energy collimators is preferred.  
 
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a single or multi-headed camera with a low energy collimator. The camera is rotated 
through 360 degrees, 120 projections at 25 seconds per stop. Data are reconstructed 
using filtered back projections with a Butterworth filter and a cut off frequency of 
0.2-0.5. SPECT/CT may be performed at institutions with this capacity. 
 
Ultrasound. Ultrasound is not useful in assessment of lesion size and should not be used 
as a method of measurement. Ultrasound examinations cannot be reproduced in their 
entirety for independent review at a later data and, because they are operator dependent, it 
cannot be guaranteed that the same technique and measurements will be taken from one 
assessment to the next. If new lesions are identified by ultrasound in the course of the 
study, confirmation by CT or MRI is advised. If there is concern about radiation exposure 
from CT, MRI may be used instead of CT in selected instances.  
 
Endoscopy, Laparoscopy. The utilization of these techniques for objective tumor 
evaluation is not advised. However, such techniques may be useful to confirm complete 
pathological response when biopsies are obtained or to determine relapse in trials where 
recurrence following complete response (CR) or surgical resection is an endpoint. 
 
Tumor markers. Tumor markers alone cannot be used to assess response. If markers are 
initially above the upper normal limit, they must normalize for a subject to be considered 
in complete clinical response.  Specific guidelines for both CA-125 response (in recurrent 
ovarian cancer) and PSA response (in recurrent prostate cancer) have been published 
[JNCI 96:487-488, 2004; J Clin Oncol 17, 3461-3467, 1999; J Clin Oncol 26:1148-1159, 
2008].  In addition, the Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup has developed CA-125 
progression criteria which are to be integrated with objective tumor assessment for use in 
first-line trials in ovarian cancer [JNCI 92:1534-1535, 2000]. 
 
Cytology, Histology. These techniques can be used to differentiate between partial 
responses (PR) and complete responses (CR) in rare cases (e.g., residual lesions in tumor 
types, such as germ cell tumors, where known residual benign tumors can remain). 
 
The cytological confirmation of the neoplastic origin of any effusion that appears or 
worsens during treatment when the measurable tumor has met criteria for response or 
stable disease is mandatory to differentiate between response or stable disease (an 
effusion may be a side effect of the treatment) and progressive disease. 
 
11.1.4 Response Criteria 
 
11.1.4.1 
Evaluation of Target Lesions 
 
Complete Response (CR):  Disappearance of all target lesions.  Any pathological 
lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <10 
mm. 
 
Partial Response (PR):  At least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target 
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Progressive Disease (PD):  At least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of 
target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the 
baseline sum if that is the smallest on study).  In addition to the relative increase of 
20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm.  (Note:  
the appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progressions). 
 
Stable Disease (SD):  Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient 
increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on 
study. 
 
11.1.4.2 
Evaluation of Non-Target Lesions 
 
Complete Response (CR):  Disappearance of all non-target lesions and normalization 
of tumor marker level.  All lymph nodes must be non-pathological in size (<10 mm 
short axis). 
 
Note:  If tumor markers are initially above the upper normal limit, they must 
normalize for a subject to be considered in complete clinical response. 
 
Non-CR/Non-PD:  Persistence of one or more non-target lesion(s) and/or 
maintenance of tumor marker level above the normal limits. 
 
Progressive Disease (PD):  Appearance of one or more new lesions and/or 
unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions.  Unequivocal progression 
should not normally trump target lesion status.  It must be representative of overall 
disease status change, not a single lesion increase.     
 
Although a clear progression of “non-target” lesions only is exceptional, the opinion 
of the treating physician should prevail in such circumstances, and the progression 
status should be confirmed at a later time by the review panel (or Principal 
Investigator). 
 
11.1.4.3 
Evaluation of New Lesions 
 
The finding of a new lesion should be unequivocal (i.e. not due to difference in 
scanning technique, imaging modality, or findings thought to represent something 
other than tumor (for example, some ‘new’ bone lesions may be simply healing or 
flare of pre-existing lesions). However, a lesion identified on a follow-up scan in an 
anatomical location that was not scanned at baseline is considered new and will 
indicate PD. If a new lesion is equivocal (because of small size etc.), follow-up 
evaluation will clarify if it truly represents new disease and if PD is confirmed, 
progression should be declared using the date of the initial scan on which the lesion 
was discovered. 
 


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11.1.4.4 
Evaluation of Best Overall Response 
 
The best overall response is the best response recorded from the start of the treatment 
until disease progression/recurrence (taking as reference for progressive disease the 
smallest measurements recorded since the treatment started).  The subject's best 
response assignment will depend on the achievement of both measurement and 
confirmation criteria. 
 
For Subjects with Measurable Disease (i.e., Target Disease) 
 
Table 10: Criteria for Subjects with Measurable Disease 
Target 
Lesions 
Non-Target 
Lesions 
New 
Lesions 
Overall 
Response 
Best Overall Response when 
Confirmation is Required* 
CR 
CR 
No 
CR 
>4 wks Confirmation** 
CR 
Non-CR/Non-
PD 
No 
PR 
>4 wks Confirmation** 
CR 
Not evaluated 
No 
PR 
PR 
Non-CR/Non-
PD/not 
evaluated 
No 
PR 
SD 
Non-CR/Non-
PD/not 
evaluated 
No 
SD 
Documented at least once >4 
wks from baseline** 
PD 
Any 
Yes or No 
PD 
no prior SD, PR or CR 
Any 
PD*** 
Yes or No 
PD 
Any 
Any 
Yes 
PD 
 
See RECIST 1.1 manuscript for further details on what is evidence of a new lesion. 
**        Only for non-randomized trials with response as primary endpoint. 
***      In exceptional circumstances, unequivocal progression in non-target lesions may be 
            accepted as disease progression. 
 
Note:  Subjects with a global deterioration of health status requiring discontinuation of 
treatment without objective evidence of disease progression at that time should be 
reported as “symptomatic deterioration.”  Every effort should be made to document the 
objective progression even after discontinuation of treatment. 
 
For Subjects with Non-Measurable Disease (i.e., Non-Target Disease) 
 
Table 11: Criteria for Subjects with Non-Measurable Disease 
Non-Target Lesions 
New Lesions 
Overall Response 
CR 
No 
CR 
Non-CR/non-PD 
No 
Non-CR/non-PD* 
Not all evaluated 
No 
not evaluated 
Unequivocal PD 
Yes or No 
PD 
Any 
Yes 
PD 
 
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increasingly used as an endpoint for assessment of efficacy in some trials so to assign 
this category when no lesions can be measured is not advised 
 
11.1.5 Duration of Response 
 
Duration of overall response:  The duration of overall response is measured from the time 
measurement criteria are met for CR or PR (whichever is first recorded) until the first 
date that recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented (taking as reference 
for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since the treatment started, or 
death due to any cause. Subjects without events reported are censored at the last disease 
evaluation). 
 
Duration of overall complete response: The duration of overall CR is measured from the 
time measurement criteria are first met for CR until the first date that progressive disease 
is objectively documented, or death due to any cause. Subjects without events reported 
are censored at the last disease evaluation. 
 
 
Duration of stable disease:  Stable disease is measured from the start of the treatment 
until the criteria for progression are met, taking as reference the smallest measurements 
recorded since the treatment started, including the baseline measurements.  
 
11.1.6 Progression-Free Survival 
 
Overall Survival: Overall Survival (OS) is defined as the time from randomization (or 
registration) to death due to any cause, or censored at date last known alive. 
 
Progression-Free Survival: Progression-Free Survival (PFS) is defined as the time from 
randomization (or registration) to the earlier of progression or death due to any cause. 
Subjects alive without disease progression are censored at date of last disease evaluation. 
 
11.1.7 Response Review 
 
The DF/HCC Tumor Imaging Metrics Core (TIMC) will be utilized for central review of 
imaging measurements. 
 
 
12. DATA REPORTING / REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS 
 
Adverse event lists, guidelines, and instructions for AE reporting can be found in Section 7 
(Adverse Events: List and Reporting Requirements). 
 
12.1 
Data Reporting 
 
12.1.1 Method 
 
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12.1.2 Responsibility for Data Submission 
 
Investigative sites within DF/HCC or DF/PCC are responsible for submitting data and/or 
data forms to the ODQ according to the schedule set by the ODQ. 
 
 
12.2 
Data Safety Monitoring 
 
The DF/HCC Data and Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC) will review and monitor toxicity 
and accrual data from this study. The committee is composed of clinical specialists with 
experience in oncology and who have no direct relationship with the study. Information that 
raises any questions about subject safety will be addressed with the Overall PI and study team. 
 
The DSMC will review each protocol up to four times a year or more often if required to review 
toxicity and accrual data. Information to be provided to the committee may include: up-to-date 
subject accrual; current dose level information; DLT information; all grade 2 or higher 
unexpected adverse events that have been reported; summary of all deaths occurring with 30 
days of intervention for Phase I or II protocols; for gene therapy protocols, summary of all deaths 
while being treated and during active follow-up; any response information; audit results, and a 
summary provided by the study team. Other information (e.g. scans, laboratory values) will be 
provided upon request.  
 
12.3 
Multicenter Guidelines 
 
This protocol will adhere to the policies and requirements of the DF/HCC Multi-Center Data and 
Safety Monitoring Plan.  The specific responsibilities of the Overall PI, Coordinating Center, and 
Participating Institutions and the procedures for auditing are presented in Appendix E. 
• The Overall PI/Coordinating Center is responsible for distributing all IND Action Letters 
or Safety Reports to all participating institutions for submission to their individual IRBs 
for action as required. 
 
• Mechanisms will be in place to ensure quality assurance, protocol compliance, and 
adverse event reporting at each site. 
 
• Except in very unusual circumstances, each participating institution will order the study 
agent directly from the supplier.  A participating site may order the agent only after the 
initial IRB approval for the site has been forwarded to the Coordinating Center. 
 
12.4 
Collaborative Agreements Language 
 
 
 
N/A 
 


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12.5 
Genentech/Roche Reporting Requirements 
 
Any study report submitted to the FDA by the Sponsor-Investigator should be copied to 
Genentech/Roche. This includes all IND annual reports and the Clinical Study Report (final 
study report). Additionally, any literature articles that are a result of the study should be sent to 
Genentech/Roche. Copies of such reports should be emailed to the assigned Clinical Operations 
contact for the study at alectinib-gsur@gene.com, attention Alectinib IIS Clinical Operations. 
 
Additional Reporting Requirements for IND Holders: For Investigator-Initiated IND Studies, 
some additional reporting requirements for the FDA apply in accordance with the guidance set 
forth in 21 CFR § 600.80. 
 
Events meeting the following criteria need to be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration 
(FDA) as expedited IND Safety Reports according to the following guidance and timelines: 
 
7 Calendar Day Telephone or Fax Report: 
The Investigator is required to notify the FDA of any fatal or life-threatening adverse event that 
is unexpected and assessed by the Investigator to be possibly related to the use of alectinib. An 
unexpected adverse event is one that is not already described in the alectinib Investigator 
Brochure. Such reports are to be telephoned or faxed to the FDA and Genentech within 7 
calendar days of first learning of the event. 
 
15 Calendar Day Written Report: 
The Investigator is also required to notify the FDA and all participating investigators, in a written 
IND Safety Report, of any serious, unexpected AE that is considered reasonably or possibly 
related to the use of alectinib. An unexpected adverse event is one that is not already described in 
the alectinib investigator brochure. 
 
Written IND Safety reports should include an Analysis of Similar Events in accordance with 
regulation 21 CFR § 312.32. All safety reports previously filed by the investigator with the IND 
concerning similar events should be analyzed and the significance of the new report in light of 
the previous, similar reports commented on. 
 
Written IND safety reports with Analysis of Similar Events are to be submitted to the FDA, 
Genentech, and all participating investigators within 15 calendar days of first learning of the 
event. The FDA prefers these reports on a MedWatch 3500 form, but alternative formats are 
acceptable (e.g., summary letter). 
 
FDA fax number for IND Safety Reports: 
Fax: 1 (800) FDA 0178 
 
All IND annual reports submitted to the FDA by the Sponsor-Investigator should be copied 
to Genentech/Roche. Copies of such reports should be faxed to Genentech/Roche Drug Safety: 
Fax: (650) 225-4682 or (650) 225-4630 
  
 


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12.6 
Trial Completion 
 
The overall PI will forward a copy of the Publication to Roche/Genentech upon completion of 
the Study. 
 
13. STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS 
 
The phase 1 dose escalation portion of this study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of 
alectinib to establish the MTD and RP2D, and preliminarily explore the antitumor activity of 
alectinib in subjects with RET- or ALK-positive NSCLC.  The phase 2 portion of this study will 
evaluate the antitumor activity of alectinib in RET-positive NSCLC and thyroid cancer and 
continue to evaluate the safety of the RP2D. 
 
The phase 1 portion of the trial will require a minimum of twelve and a maximum of 18 subjects 
to determine the MTD and RP2D. Following identification of the MTD and RP2D, a three-arm 
phase 2 study will commence. 
 
 
13.1 
Study Design/Endpoints 
 
13.1.1 Phase 1 Portion   
 
Primary Endpoint: 
 
The primary endpoint of the phase 1 portion of this study is to assess safety and 
tolerability of alectinib as a single agent at increasing dose levels in subjects with 
advanced RET- or ALK-positive NSCLC in order to estimate the MTD and select the 
RP2D. Toxicity will be graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for 
Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03. DLTs are defined in Section 5.4 and the dose 
escalation schedule and decision rules are located in Section 5.1. 
 
Six subjects will be enrolled to each dose level. The MAD of the study medication will 
be defined as the dose level where at least two subjects develop toxicities consistent with 
a DLT definition. In this situation, the dose level immediately below the MAD will be 
defined as the MTD. In the situation where none of the dose levels have ≥ 2 DLTs, the 
MTD will be the highest dose administered (i.e. dose level 2). 
 
The MTD will be defined in a minimum of six subjects. Determination of the RP2D will 
be based on the MTD, PK data, and cumulative toxicity data that also factors in toxicities 
observed beyond the DLT assessment window. In the event that dose level 1 is found to 
be intolerable (with ≥ 2 subjects experiencing a DLT), the fallback dose level -1 will be 
explored. If the fallback dose level is also found to be intolerable, the phase 1 portion of 
the trial will be discontinued and the phase 2 portion will commence at the FDA 
approved dose of 600 mg by mouth twice daily. 
 
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50% are 89, 66, 42, 23 and 11%, respectively.  
 
Secondary Endpoints:  
 
PK analyses will be performed on plasma taken from subjects during the phase 1 portion 
of this study in collaboration with Genentech/Roche. PK parameters will be estimated 
using non-compartmental models. Comparisons across dose levels will be made to assess 
proportionality. ORR, PFS, and DoR will be measured by RECIST 1.1 criteria. Subjects 
with central nervous system disease will be monitored for the duration of CNS response, 
CNS ORR, and PFS rates separately from extracranial response. 
 
13.1.2 Phase 2 Portion 
 
Primary Endpoint: 
 
The primary objective of the phase 2 portion of this study is to evaluate the objective 
response rate (ORR) of alectinib at the RP2D utilizing RECIST 1.1 criteria in subjects 
with advanced RET-positive NSCLC and advanced RET-positive thyroid cancer. 
 
For the dose expansion cohorts A and B, each NSCLC cohort will follow its own Simon 
two-stage design in which 16 subjects will be enrolled to a first stage of accrual.  If a total 
of 2 or more responses (complete or partial) are observed among those 16 subjects, an 
additional 9 subjects will be enrolled for a total of 25 subjects in that cohort.  If 1 or 
fewer responses are observed among the first 16 subjects in either cohort, then that cohort 
will be stopped early.  Otherwise, a total of 5 or more responses are needed among the 
group of 25 subjects in a single cohort to declare study success for that cohort.  This 
design has 90% power to test the alternative hypothesis that the underlying response rate 
associated with alectinib treatment is 0.30 against the null hypothesis that the response 
rate is < 0.10 while testing at a one-sided significance level of 0.10.  The probability that 
a cohort will stop early under the null is 0.51. 
 
For dose expansion cohort C, a cohort of 16 subjects with thyroid cancer with RET 
alterations will be enrolled. Alectinib will be considered promising if it confers a 20% 
response rate in this subject population. If the true but unknown underlying response is in 
fact 20%, then there is a 0.86 probability of observing 2 or more responses in this cohort; 
if, however, the drug is ineffective and the underlying response rate is low (5%) then the 
probability that we observe at least 2 responses is 0.19. 
 
Secondary Endpoints: 
 
Secondary efficacy measures include PFS and OS, as well as the DoR. Subjects with 
central nervous system disease will be monitored for the duration of CNS response and 
CNS PFS rates separately from extracranial response. 
 
Progression-free survival (PFS) is defined as the time from registration to documented 
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not experienced an event of interest by the time of analysis will be censored at the date of 
the last disease assessment.  For cases that experience death without progression, the 
death will be counted as an event only if the death occurs within 60 days of the time 
following the date last known progression-free.  Overall survival is defined as the time 
from registration to death from any cause, and subjects who are thought to be alive at the 
time of final analysis will be censored at the last date of contact.  Duration of response is 
defined as the time from documented objective response until progression or death, 
whichever occurs first. Best objective response will be evaluated via RECIST v.1.1 
criteria. Patients who are deemed unevaluable for response will be included in the 
denominator of the response calculations assuming the patients are eligible and received 
treatment. Patients in the expansion cohorts will not be replaced. 
 
The safety of the RP2D will continue to be followed during phase 2 and toxicities will be 
reported using CTCAE v.4.03 criteria. 
 
Time-to-event distributions will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. 
Comparisons of subgroups will be made using the log rank test and Cox modeling. 
Response and toxicity rates will be compared between subgroups using Fisher’s exact 
tests; multivariable logistic regression modeling will be used to adjust for the effect of 
any covariates that are associated with these categorical outcomes. 
 
 
13.1.3 Correlative Endpoints (Both Trial Phases) 
 
We plan to analyze the correlatives by cohort rather than combining across all 3 
expansion groups. 
 
Tumor DNA levels obtained from the serial collection of cfDNA samples will be 
examined to explore whether clinical outcome is associated with fluctuations in DNA 
levels following the administration of alectinib therapy. 
 
For the aims related to plasma genotyping and serial plasma collection, a variety of 
statistical techniques will be employed for the analyses. The rate of change at a particular 
time point may be compared to baseline measures of cfDNA and that measure will be 
analyzed for association with subject demographics and/or disease characteristics using 
the Kruskal Wallis test. Landmark analyses of PFS and OS in which the landmark time is 
defined by the cfDNA measurements at a particular time point, may be used as well. 
Presence or absence of mutations in plasma will be analyzed for association with other 
variables using Fisher’s exact test. To account for the repeated measures of plasma over 
time, we may potentially use these data as time varying covariates in multivariable Cox 
models to study their impact on outcomes like PFS and OS. If we are to dichotomize 
patients according to the median change in plasma levels from baseline to a second 
timepoint such as cycle 2 day 1, with at least 16 patients in the analysis we would have 
80% power to detect a difference in response rates of 20% among those with low plasma 
response and 80% among those with high plasma response while testing with a one-sided 
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The results of the NGS obtained on the fresh and archival tumor tissue samples will be 
compared to the clinical outcomes of the subjects to explore molecular markers of 
response and resistance. The role of the tumor specimen is identification of mutations 
present prior to enrollment onto this trial; however, when paired with genomic results 
obtained from the biopsy at progression, it is of interest to identify new alterations that 
were not present at baseline. Initial analyses of these data will utilize tests for association 
comparing the frequency of a particular genomic aberration at baseline and at progression 
(for example, using McNemar’s test) and association between alterations and baseline 
characteristics (for example, using Fisher’s exact test). More sophisticated analyses may 
include multivariable logistic regression modeling and/or competing risks analysis, 
however it is expected that analyzable results will not be obtained from 100% of subjects 
(either due to things like assay failure, inability to biopsy at progression due to poor 
subject health, etc). If 50% of patients developed a genetic abnormality at the time of 
progression, with at least 16 patients in the analysis we would have 80% power to detect 
a difference in response rates of 20% and 80% between those with/without the resistance 
abnormality while testing with a one-sided 0.10 level Fisher’s exact test.  
 
With respect to the biopsies at the time of study entry: for patients who are TKI naïve, we 
are asking for archival tissue so that we can confirm the RET rearrangement centrally, 
and if no tissue is available, then a biopsy would be needed to confirm study eligibility.  
For patients who are TKI pre-treated, we are requesting a biopsy to determine the 
mechanism of resistance to the prior TKI. The latter samples will be explored for the 
presence of genetic abnormalities that may explain resistance to prior TKI; with a sample 
size of 16 patients the maximum width of the 95% exact binomial confidence interval for 
the frequency of a particular finding is 51%; for a sample size of 20 patients it is 46%. 
   
 
 
13.2 
Sample Size, Accrual Rate and Study Duration 
 
The anticipated accrual rate for the phase 1 portion of the trial across multiple sites is two 
subjects per month. A minimum of 12 subjects and a maximum of 12subjects will be required to 
determine the MTD and RP2D. The planned total sample size for the phase 2 portion of this 
study is up to 66 subjects. The expected accrual rate for the phase 2 portion of the trial is two 
subjects per month across multiple sites. 
 
The estimated total duration of trial recruitment is 24 months with a follow-up period of up to 12 
months after the last subject is accrued to observe the subject’s response after the 12th cycle of 
therapy.  The total study duration is estimated to be 3 years. 
 
 
Table 12: Accrual Targets 
Ethnic Category 
Sex/Gender 
Females 
 
Males 
 
Total 
Hispanic or Latino 
3 
+ 
3 
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Not Hispanic or Latino 
36 
+ 
36 
= 
72 
Ethnic Category: Total of all subjects 
39 
(A1) + 
39 
(B1) = 
78 
(C1) 
Racial Category 
 
American Indian or Alaskan Native 
0 
+ 
0 
= 
0 
Asian 
2 
+ 
2 
= 
4 
Black or African American 
4 
+ 
4 
= 
8 
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific 
Islander 
0 
+ 
0 
= 
0 
White 
33 
+ 
33 
= 
66 
Racial Category: Total of all subjects 
39 
(A2) + 
39 
(B2) = 
78 
(C2) 
 
(A1 = A2) 
 
(B1 = B2) 
 
(C1 = C2) 
 
 
13.3 
Stratification Factors 
 
N/A 
 
13.4 
Analysis of Primary and Secondary Endpoints 
 
The primary and secondary analyses will include all eligible subjects who started assigned 
therapy. The exception to this includes the planned analysis of toxicity data, which will include 
all subjects who received study drug regardless of eligibility. 
 
In the event that a subject enrolled to the MTD/RP2D dose level of the phase 1 trial met all 
inclusion criteria for entrance to Cohort A (RET-positive NSCLC, RET TKI naive) or Cohort B 
(RET-positive NSCLC, RET TKI pre-treated) of the phase 2 trial, that subject will be included in 
the phase 2 analysis of the trial. This will work such that subjects otherwise qualifying for phase 
2 who enroll at the MTD/RP2D of part one will be double counted in both the phase 1 and phase 
2 analyses, and the corresponding phase 2 cohort(s) will subsequently enroll fewer new subjects 
to reach the enrollment target. 
 
In the event that there are missing data points, no imputation of the missing data will be 
conducted.  
 
13.5 
Reporting and Exclusions 
 
13.5.1 Evaluation of Toxicity 
 
All subjects will be evaluable for toxicity from the time of their first dose of study 
medication. 
 
13.5.2 Evaluation of the Primary Efficacy Endpoint 
 
All eligible subjects included in the study who started on assigned therapy will be 
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should be assigned one of the following categories: 1) complete response, 2) partial 
response, 3) stable disease, 4) progressive disease, 5) early death from malignant disease, 
6) early death from toxicity, 7) early death because of other cause, or 9) unknown (not 
assessable, insufficient data). By arbitrary convention, category 9 usually designates the 
"unknown" status of any type of data in a clinical database. 
 
14. PUBLICATION PLAN 
 
The results should be made public within 24 months of reaching the end of the study. The end of 
the study is the time point at which the last data items are to be reported, or after the outcome 
data are sufficiently mature for analysis, as defined in the section on Sample Size, Accrual Rate 
and Study Duration. If a report is planned to be published in a peer-reviewed journal, then that 
initial release may be an abstract that meets the requirements of the International Committee of 
Medical Journal Editors. A full report of the outcomes should be made public no later than three 
(3) years after the end of the study.  


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Nature medicine. 2012;18(3):378-381. 
14. 
Wang R, Hu H, Pan Y, et al. RET fusions define a unique molecular and 
clinicopathologic subtype of non-small-cell lung cancer. Journal of clinical oncology : 
official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 2012;30(35):4352-4359. 
15. 
Drilon A, Wang L, Hasanovic A, et al. Response to Cabozantinib in subjects with RET 
fusion-positive lung adenocarcinomas. Cancer discovery. 2013;3(6):630-635. 
16. 
Romei C, Elisei R, Pinchera A, et al. Somatic mutations of the ret protooncogene in 
sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma are not restricted to exon 16 and are associated 
with tumor recurrence. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. 
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Marsh DJ, Andrew SD, Eng C, et al. Germline and somatic mutations in an oncogene: 
RET mutations in inherited medullary thyroid carcinoma. Cancer research. 
1996;56(6):1241-1243. 
18. 
Wells SA, Jr., Robinson BG, Gagel RF, et al. Vandetanib in subjects with locally 


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advanced or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer: a randomized, double-blind phase III 
trial. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical 
Oncology. 2012;30(2):134-141. 
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Schlumberger M, Tahara M, Wirth LJ, et al. Lenvatinib versus placebo in radioiodine-
refractory thyroid cancer. The New England journal of medicine. 2015;372(7):621-630. 
20. 
Kodama T, Tsukaguchi T, Satoh Y, et al. Alectinib shows potent antitumor activity 
against RET-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer. Molecular cancer therapeutics. 
2014;13(12):2910-2918. 
21. 
Gadgeel SM, Gandhi L, Riely GJ, et al. Safety and activity of alectinib against systemic 
disease and brain metastases in subjects with crizotinib-resistant ALK-rearranged non-
small-cell lung cancer (AF-002JG): results from the dose-finding portion of a phase 1/2 
study. The Lancet Oncology. 2014;15(10):1119-1128. 
22. 
Paweletz CP, Sacher A, Raymond CK, et al. Bias-corrected targeted next-generation 
sequencing for rapid, multiplexed detection of actionable alterations in cell-free DNA 
from advanced lung cancer subjects. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the 
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Thress KS, Paweletz CP, Felip E, et al. Acquired EGFR C797S mutation mediates 
resistance to AZD9291 in non-small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR T790M. Nature 
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24. 
Wagle N, Berger MF, Davis MJ, et al. High-throughput detection of actionable genomic 
alterations in clinical tumor samples by targeted, massively parallel sequencing. Cancer 
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Wilson TR, Fridlyand J, Yan Y, et al. Widespread potential for growth-factor-driven 
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APPENDIX A 
PERFORMANCE STATUS CRITERIA 
 
ECOG Performance Status Scale 
Karnofsky Performance Scale 
Grade 
Descriptions 
Percent 
Description 
0 
Normal activity.  Fully active, able 
to carry on all pre-disease 
performance without restriction. 
100 
Normal, no complaints, no evidence 
of disease. 
90 
Able to carry on normal activity; 
minor signs or symptoms of disease. 
1 
Symptoms, but ambulatory.  
Restricted in physically strenuous 
activity, but ambulatory and able 
to carry out work of a light or 
sedentary nature (e.g., light 
housework, office work). 
80 
Normal activity with effort; some 
signs or symptoms of disease. 
70 
Cares for self, unable to carry on 
normal activity or to do active work. 
2 
In bed <50% of the time.  
Ambulatory and capable of all 
self-care, but unable to carry out 
any work activities.  Up and about 
more than 50% of waking hours. 
60 
Requires occasional assistance, but 
is able to care for most of his/her 
needs. 
50 
Requires considerable assistance and 
frequent medical care. 
3 
In bed >50% of the time.  Capable 
of only limited self-care, confined 
to bed or chair more than 50% of 
waking hours. 
40 
Disabled, requires special care and 
assistance. 
30 
Severely disabled, hospitalization 
indicated.  Death not imminent. 
4 
100% bedridden.  Completely 
disabled.  Cannot carry on any 
self-care.  Totally confined to bed 
or chair. 
20 
Very sick, hospitalization indicated. 
Death not imminent. 
10 
Moribund, fatal processes 
progressing rapidly. 
5 
Dead. 
0 
Dead. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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APPENDIX B 
MODIFICATION OF DIET IN RENAL DISEASE (MDRD) 
FORMULA 
 
The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) will be calculated on the basis of the following 
formula: 
 
eGFR [mL/min/1.73 m2] = 175 × SCRT–1.154 × AGE–0.203 [× 0.742 if female] 
[× 1.212 if African American] (conventional units) 
 
where SCRT = serum creatinine in conventional units, i.e. mg/dL.  
 
The following conversion factor should be used in case the serum creatinine value is provided by 
the lab in µmol/L units: 
 
Serum creatinine [mg/dL] = Serum creatinine [µmol/L] × 0.0113 
 
 
 
References: 
Miller WG. Estimating glomerular filtration rate. Clin Chem Lab Med 2009;47(9):1017−9. 
Heil W., Koberstein R, Zawta B. Reference Ranges for Adults and Children−Pre- 
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APPENDIX C 
CONCOMITANT MEDICATION CONSIDERATIONS 
 
List of Substrates, Inhibitors and Inducers of  
Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes and Transporters 
 
This representative list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.  Each subject’s concomitant medications should be 
carefully considered by the investigator with regard to the risk-benefit for the particular subject and appropriate 
monitoring, including any concomitant medication, dose adjustment, or therapeutic alternatives, which should be 
determined by the investigator caring for the subject. 
 
Any CYP3A Inducers and Inhibitors are prohibited from Cycle 1 Day 1 – Cycle 2 Day 8 of the phase 1 trial and 
potent CYP3A Inducers and Inhibitors are prohibited beyond Cycle 2 Day 8 of the phase 1 trial and in phase 2 of the 
trial as described in Protocol Section 5.5: 
 
Prohibited Medications 
CYP3A Inducers 
CYP3A Potent Inhibitors 
avasimibe, aminoglutethimide, barbiturates, 
carbamazepine, dexamethasone, efavirenz, 
ethosuximide, garlic supplements, 
glucocorticoids, glutethimide, griseofulvin, 
modafinil, nafcillin, nevirapine, 
oxcarbazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, 
pioglitazone, primidone, rifabutin, rifampin, 
rifapentine, St. John’s wort, troglitazone 
aprepitant, atazanavir, boceprevir, 
ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, conivaptan, 
diltiazem, erythromycin, fluconazole, 
grapefruit, grapefruit juice, indinavir, 
itraconazole, ketoconazole, lopinavir, 
mibefradil, nefazodone, nelfinavir, 
posaconazole, ritonavir, saquinavir, telaprevir, 
telithromycin, troleandomycin, verapamil, 
voriconazole 
 
The following medications should be used with caution as described in Protocol Section 5.5: 
 
P-gp 
Substrates 
Inducers 
aliskiren, ambrisentan, colchicine, dabigatran, 
digoxin, everolimus, fexofenadine, imatinib, 
lapatinib, maraviroc, nilotinib, posaconazole, 
pravastatin, ranolazine, saxagliptin, sirolimus, 
sitagliptin, talinolol, tolvaptan, topotecan 
avasimibe, carbmazepine, phenytoin, rifampin, 
St John’s wort, tipranavir 
The information in this appendix is adapted from Levien and Baker 20031, Zhang 20102, and FDA Guidance on 
Drug-Drug Interactions. 
 
Also see: 
• 
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/DevelopmentResources/DrugInteractionsLabelin
g/ucm080499.htm  
• 
http://medicine.iupui.edu/clinpharm/ddis/table.aspx  
 
Potent inhibitors of CYP3A are those considered to be “strong CYP3A inhibitors” previously shown to result in a ≥ 
5-fold increase in the AUC of a concomitantly administered CYP3A substrate.  These are based on the available 
                                                 
1 
Levien TL, and Baker DE Cytochrome P450 Drug Interactions. Therapeutic Research Center Pharmacist’s Letter/Prescriber’s Letter 
[resource on the Internet]. 2003. Available from: www.pharmacistsletter.com and www.prescribersletter.com. 
2 
Zhang L. Transporter Mediated Drug-Drug Interactions. FDA. Clinical Pharmacology Advisory Committee Meeting Topic 4: Transporter-
Mediated Drug-Drug Interactions Atlanta, GA, March 17, 2010. 


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published literature and, thus, are not considered exhaustive or inclusive.  See FDA Guidance on Drug-Drug 
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APPENDIX D 
GENENTECH/ROCHE SAFETY REPORTING FAX COVER 
SHEET 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SAFETY REPORTING FAX COVER SHEET 
Genentech Supported Research 
 
AE / SAE FAX No: (650) 225-4682 
 
Alternate Fax No: (650) 225-4630 
 
 
Genentech Study Number 
 
Principal Investigator 
 
Site Name 
 
Reporter name 
 
Reporter Telephone # 
 
Reporter Fax # 
 
 
 
 
Initial Report Date (DD/MON/YY) 
/          /  
Follow-up Report Date 
(DD/MON/YY) 
/           / 
 
 
Subject Initials 
(Enter a dash if subject has no 
middle name) 
[      ] - [      ] - [      ] 
 
 
SAE or Safety Reporting questions, contact Genentech Drug Safety: (888) 835-2555 
 
 
PLEASE PLACE MEDWATCH REPORT or SAFETY REPORT BEHIND THIS COVER SHEET 
 
 
 
 


 
 
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APPENDIX E 
MULTICENTER GUIDELINES 
 
 
DFCI IRB Protocol #: 17-080 
 
 
 
 
 
APPENDIX E 
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center 
Multi-Center Data and Safety Monitoring Plan 
 
 
 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
15. 
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................82 
15.1 
Purpose ...................................................................................................................82 
15.2 
Multi-Center Data and Safety Monitoring Plan Definitions ..................................82 
16. 
GENERAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .............................................................83 
16.1 
DF/HCC Sponsor ...................................................................................................83 
16.2 
Coordinating Center ...............................................................................................84 
16.3 
Participating Institution ..........................................................................................84 
17. 
DF/HCC REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-CENTER PROTOCOLS..............................85 
17.1 
Protocol Distribution ..............................................................................................85 
17.2 
Protocol Revisions and Closures ...........................................................................85 
17.3 
Informed Consent Requirements ...........................................................................86 
17.4 
IRB Documentation ...............................................................................................86 
17.5 
IRB Re-Approval ...................................................................................................86 
17.6 
Participant Confidentiality and Authorization Statement ......................................87 
17.7 
DF/HCC Multi-Center Protocol Registration Policy .............................................87 
17.8 
DF/HCC Protocol Case Number ............................................................................88 
17.9 
Safety Assessments and Toxicity Monitoring .......................................................90 
17.10 Data Management ..................................................................................................90 
18. 
REQUISITIONING INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG..........................................................91 
19. 
MONITORING: QUALITY CONTROL ..........................................................................91 
19.1 
Ongoing Monitoring of Protocol Compliance .......................................................91 
19.2 
Monitoring Reports ................................................................................................92 
19.3 
Accrual Monitoring ................................................................................................92 
20. 
AUDITING: QUALITY ASSURANCE ...........................................................................93 
20.1 
DF/HCC Internal Audits ........................................................................................93 
20.2 
Audit Notifications.................................................................................................93 
20.3 
Audit Reports .........................................................................................................93 
20.4 
Participating Institution Performance ....................................................................93 
 


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15. INTRODUCTION 
 
The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Multi-Center Data and Safety Monitoring Plan 
(DF/HCC DSMP) outlines the procedures for conducting a DF/HCC Multi-Center research 
protocol. The DF/HCC DSMP serves as a reference for any sites external to DF/HCC that 
are participating in a DF/HCC clinical trial. 
 
15.1 Purpose 
 
To establish standards that will ensure that a Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Multi-
Center protocol will comply with Federal Regulations, Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements and applicable DF/HCC Standard Operating 
Procedures.        
 
15.2 Multi-Center Data and Safety Monitoring Plan Definitions 
 
DF/HCC Multi-Center Protocol:  A research protocol in which one  or more outside 
institutions are collaborating with Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center where  a DF/HCC 
investigator is the sponsor. DF/HCC includes Dana-Farber/Partners Cancer Care (DF/PCC) 
Network Clinical Trial Affiliates.  
 
Lead Institution:  One of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center consortium members 
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Beth 
Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH), Brigham 
and Women’s Hospital (BWH) responsible for the coordination, development, 
submission, and approval of a protocol as well as its subsequent amendments per the 
DFCI IRB and applicable regulatory guidelines (CTEP, Food and Drug Administration 
(FDA), Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA) etc.).  The Lead Institution is typically 
the home of the DF/HCC Sponsor. The Lead Institution also typically serves as the 
Coordinating Center for the DF/HCC Multi-Center Protocol.   
 
DF/HCC Sponsor:  The person sponsoring the submitted Multi-Center protocol who 
takes responsibility for initiation, management and conduct of the protocol at all research 
locations. In applicable protocols, the DF/HCC Sponsor will serve as the single liaison 
with any regulatory agencies (i.e. FDA). The DF/HCC Sponsor has ultimate authority over 
the protocol and is responsible for the conduct of the study at DF/HCC and all 
Participating Institutions. In most cases the DF/HCC Sponsor is the same person as the 
DF/HCC Overall Principal Investigator; however, both roles can be filled by two different 
people. 
 
Participating Institution:  An institution that is outside the DF/HCC and DF/PCC 
consortium that is collaborating with DF/HCC on a protocol where the sponsor is a 
DF/HCC Investigator.  The Participating Institution acknowledges the DF/HCC Sponsor 
as having the ultimate authority and responsibility for the overall conduct of the study.    
Coordinating Center: The entity (i.e. Lead Institution, Medical Monitor, Contract 
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Sponsor in order that he/she may fulfill the responsibilities outlined in the protocol 
document and DSMP, and as specified in applicable regulatory guidelines (i.e. CTEP 
Multi-Center Guidelines). In general, the Lead Institution is the Coordinating Center for 
the DF/HCC Multi-Center Protocol.  
 
DF/HCC Office of Data Quality (ODQ): A group within DF/HCC responsible ensuring 
high-quality standards are used for data collection and the ongoing management of clinical 
trials, auditing, and data and safety monitoring. ODQ also coordinates quality assurance 
efforts related to multi-center clinical research. 
 
DF/HCC Clinical Trials Research Informatics Office (CTRIO): A group within 
DF/HCC responsible for providing a comprehensive data management platform for 
managing clinical trial data. 
 
16. GENERAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
For DF/HCC Multi-Center Protocols, the DF/HCC Sponsor, the Coordinating Center, and 
the Participating Institutions are expected to adhere to the following general 
responsibilities:  
 
16.1 DF/HCC Sponsor 
 
The DF/HCC Sponsor, Mark Awad MD, PhD will accept responsibility for all aspects of 
conducting a DF/HCC Multi-Center protocol which includes but is not limited to:  
• Oversee the coordination, development, submission, and approval of the protocol 
as well as subsequent amendments.  
• Ensure that the investigators, study team members, and Participating Institutions 
are qualified and appropriately resourced to conduct the protocol.   
• Include the Multi-Center Data and Safety Monitoring Plan as an appendix to the 
protocol. 
• Ensure all Participating Institutions are using the correct version of the protocol. 
• Ensure that each participating investigator and study team member receives 
adequate protocol training (and/or a Site Initiation Visit prior to enrolling 
participants) and throughout trial’s conduct as needed. 
• Ensure the protocol will be provided to each participating site in a language 
understandable to all applicable site personnel when English is not the primary 
language.  
• Monitor progress and overall conduct of the study at all Participating Institutions.  
• Ensure all DFCI Institutional Review Board (IRB), DF/HCC and other applicable  
FDA reporting requirements are met.  
• Review data and maintain timely submission of data for study analysis.  
• Act as the single liaison with the FDA.. 
• Ensure compliance with all requirements as set forth in the Code of Federal 
Regulations, applicable DF/HCC requirements, HIPAA requirements, and the 
approved protocol. 
• Commit to the provision that the protocol will not be rewritten or modified by 
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• Identify and qualify Participating Institutions and obtain accrual commitments 
prior to extending the protocol to that site. 
• Monitor accrual and address Participating Institutions that are not meeting their 
accrual requirements.  
 
16.2 Coordinating Center  
 
The general responsibilities of the Coordinating Center may include but are not limited to: 
• Assist in protocol development.  
• Maintain FDA correspondence, as applicable. 
• Review registration materials for eligibility and register participants from 
Participating Institutions in the DF/HCC clinical trial management system 
(CTMS). 
• Distribute protocol and informed consent document updates to Participating 
Institutions as needed. 
• Oversee the data collection process from Participating Institutions. 
• Maintain documentation of Serious Adverse Event (SAE) reports and 
deviations/violation submitted by Participating Institutions and provide to the 
DF/HCC Sponsor for timely review and submission to the DFCI IRB, as 
necessary.  
• Distribute serious adverse events reported to the DF/HCC Sponsor that fall under 
the DFCI IRB Adverse Event Reporting Policy to all Participating Institutions. 
• Provide 
Participating 
Institutions 
with 
information 
regarding 
DF/HCC 
requirements that they will be expected to comply with. 
 
• Carry out plan to monitor Participating Institutions either by on-site or remote 
monitoring.  
• Maintain Regulatory documents of all Participating Institutions which includes but 
is not limited to the following: local IRB approvals/notifications from all 
Participating Institutions, confirmation of Federalwide Assurances (FWAs) for all 
sites,  all SAE submissions, Screening Logs for all sites, IRB approved consents 
for all sites 
• Conduct regular communications with all Participating Institutions (conference 
calls, emails, etc) and maintain documentation all relevant communications. 
 
16.3 Participating Institution 
 
Each Participating Institution is expected to comply with all applicable federal regulations 
and DF/HCC requirements, the protocol and HIPAA requirements.  
 
The general responsibilities for each Participating Institution may include but are not 
limited to: 
• Document the delegation of research specific activities to study personnel. 
• Commit to the accrual of participants to the protocol. 
• Submit protocol and/or amendments to their local IRB. 
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• Provide the Coordinating Center with regulatory documents or source documents 
as requested. 
• Participate in protocol training prior to enrolling participants and throughout the 
trial as required (i.e. teleconferences). 
• Update Coordinating Center with research staff changes on a timely basis. 
• Register participants through the Coordinating Center prior to beginning research 
related activities.  
• Submit Serious Adverse Event (SAE) reports to local IRB per institutional 
requirements and to the Coordinating Center, in accordance with DF/HCC 
requirements..  
• Submit protocol deviations and violations to local IRB per institutional 
requirements and to the DF/HCC Sponsor in accordance with DF/HCC 
requirements. 
• Order, store and dispense investigational agents and/or other protocol mandated 
drugs per federal guidelines and protocol requirements. 
• Have office space, office equipment, and internet access that meet HIPAA 
standards. 
• Participate in any quality assurance activities and meet with monitors or auditors at 
the conclusion of a visit to review findings. 
• Promptly provide follow-up and/or corrective action plans for any monitoring 
queries or audit findings. 
 
17. DF/HCC REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-CENTER PROTOCOLS 
The following section will clarify DF/HCC Requirements and further detail the expectations 
for participating in a DF/HCC Multi-Center protocol.  
 
17.1 Protocol Distribution 
 
The Coordinating Center will distribute the final DFCI IRB approved protocol and any 
subsequent amended protocols to all Participating Institutions.    
 
17.2 Protocol Revisions and Closures 
 
The Participating Institutions will receive notification of protocol revisions and closures 
from the Coordinating Center.  It is the individual Participating Institution’s responsibility 
to notify its IRB of these revisions. 
 
• Non life-threatening revisions: Participating Institutions will receive written 
notification of protocol revisions regarding non life-threatening events from the 
Coordinating Center. Non-life-threatening protocol revisions must be IRB 
approved and implemented within 90 days from receipt of the notification. 
 
• Revisions for life-threatening causes: Participating Institutions will receive 
immediate notification from the Coordinating Center concerning protocol revisions 
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protocol revisions will be implemented immediately followed by IRB request for 
approval. 
 
• Protocol closures and temporary holds: Participating Institutions will receive 
notification of protocol closures and temporary holds from the Coordinating 
Center. Closures and holds will be effective immediately.  In addition, the 
Coordinating Center, will update the Participating Institutions on an ongoing basis 
about protocol accrual data so that they will be aware of imminent protocol 
closures. 
 
17.3 Informed Consent Requirements 
 
The DF/HCC approved informed consent document will serve as a template for the 
informed consent for Participating Institutions. The Participating Institution consent form 
must follow the consent template as closely as possible and should adhere to specifications 
outlined in the DF/HCC Guidance Document on Model Consent Language for PI-Initiated 
Multi-Center Protocols.  This document will be provided separately to each Participating 
Institution upon request. 
 
Participating Institutions are to send their version of the informed consent document and 
HIPAA authorization, if a separate document, to the Coordinating Center for review and 
approval prior to submission to their local IRB. The approved consent form must also be 
submitted to the Coordinating Center after approval by the local IRB for all consent 
versions. 
 
The Principal Investigator (PI) at each Participating Institution will identify the physician 
members of the study team who will be obtaining consent and signing the consent form 
for therapeutic protocols. Participating institutions must follow the DF/HCC requirement 
that only attending physicians obtain informed consent and re-consent for all 
interventional drug, biologic, or device research.   
 
17.4 IRB Documentation 
 
The following must be on file with the Coordinating Center: 
• Initial approval letter of the Participating Institution's IRB.  
• Copy of the Informed Consent Form(s) approved by the Participating Institution’s 
IRB.  
• Participating Institution’s IRB approval for all amendments. 
• Annual approval letters by the Participating Institution's IRB. 
 
 
 
17.5 IRB Re-Approval 
 
Verification of IRB re-approval from the Participating Institutions is required in order to 
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The Coordinating Center will not register participants if a re-approval letter is not received 
from the Participating Institution on or before the anniversary of the previous approval 
date.   
 
 
17.6 Participant Confidentiality and Authorization Statement 
 
In 1996, congress passed the first federal law covering the privacy of health information 
known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). Any 
information, related to the physical or mental health of an individual is called Protected 
Health Information (PHI). HIPAA outlines how and under what circumstances PHI can be 
used or disclosed.  
 
In order for covered entities to use or disclose protected health information during the 
course of a study, the study participant must sign an authorization statement.  This 
authorization statement may or may not be separate from the informed consent document.  
The Coordinating Center, with the approval from the DFCI IRB, will provide a consent 
template, with information regarding authorization for the disclosure of protected health 
information.  
 
The DF/HCC Sponsor will use all efforts to limit its use of protected health information in 
its trials. However, because of the nature of these trials, certain protected health 
information must be collected. DF/HCC has chosen to use authorizations, signed by the 
participant in the trial, rather than limited data sets with data use agreements. 
 
17.6.1  DF/HCC Multi-Center Protocol Confidentiality 
 
All documents, investigative reports, or information relating to the participant are strictly 
confidential. Whenever reasonably feasible, any participant specific reports (i.e. Pathology 
Reports, MRI Reports, Operative Reports, etc.) submitted to the Coordinating Center 
should be de-identified. It is recommended that the assigned protocol case number (as 
described below) be used for all participant specific documents. Participant initials may be 
included or retained for cross verification of identification.  
 
17.7 DF/HCC Multi-Center Protocol Registration Policy 
 
17.7.1  Participant Registration and Randomization  
To register a subject, the following documents should be completed by the research 
nurse or data manager and faxed or e-mailed to the Study Coordinator: 
• Copy of the clinic visit note documenting the subject’s history and physical exam 
• Copies of the required clinical laboratory tests including: CBC with differential, 
serum chemistries, CPK, liver function tests, urinalysis, and if applicable serum β-
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• Copies of the pathology report(s) and documentation of RET or ALK mutational 
status 
• Baseline tumor imaging assessment reports 
• Screening ECG report 
• Signed subject consent form 
• HIPAA authorization form 
• Completed ODQ eligibility checklist 
 
The Coordinating Center will review the submitted documents in order to verify 
eligibility and consent. To complete the registration process, the Coordinating Center 
will: 
• Register the participant on the study with the DF/HCC Clinical Trial Management 
System (CTMS). 
• Upon receiving confirmation of registration, the Coordinating Center will inform 
the Participating Institution and provide the study specific participant case number, 
and, if applicable, assigned treatment and/or dose level.  
 
Treatment may not begin without confirmation from the Coordinating Center 
that the participant has been registered.  
 
 
17.7.2  Initiation of Therapy 
 
Participants must be registered with the DF/HCC CTMS before the initiation of treatment 
or other protocol-specific interventions. Treatment and other protocol-specific 
interventions may not be initiated until the Participating Institution receives confirmation 
of the participant’s registration from the Coordinating Center. The DF/HCC Sponsor and 
DFCI IRB must be notified of any violations to this policy. 
 
17.7.3  Eligibility Exceptions 
 
No exceptions to the eligibility requirements for a protocol without DFCI IRB approval 
will be permitted. All Participating Institutions are required to fully comply with this 
requirement. The process for requesting an eligibility exception is defined below. 
 
17.8 DF/HCC Protocol Case Number 
 
At the time of registration, the following identifiers are required for all subjects: initials, 
date of birth, gender, race and ethnicity. Once eligibility has been established and the 
participant successfully registered, the participant is assigned a unique protocol case 
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communication and documents to the Coordinating Center, using this case number to 
identify the subject.   
 
17.8.1 Protocol Deviations, Exceptions and Violations 
 
Federal Regulations require an IRB to review proposed changes in a research activity to 
ensure that researchers do not initiate changes in approved research without IRB review 
and approval, except when necessary to eliminate apparent immediate hazards to the 
participant. DF/HCC requires all departures from the defined procedures set forth in the 
IRB approved protocol to be reported to the DF/HCC Sponsor, who in turn is responsible 
for reporting to the DFCI IRB. 
 
 
For reporting purposes, DF/HCC uses the terms “violation”, “deviation” and “exception” 
to describe departures from a protocol. All Participating Institutions must adhere to these 
requirements for reporting to the DF/HCC Sponsor and will follow their institutional 
policy for reporting to their local IRB. 
 
17.8.2  Definitions 
 
Protocol Deviation: Any departure from the defined procedures set forth in the IRB-
approved protocol which is prospectively approved prior to its implementation. 
 
Protocol Exception:  Any protocol deviation that relates to the eligibility criteria, e.g. 
enrollment of a participant who does not meet all inclusion/exclusion criteria. 
 
 
 
Protocol Violation: Any protocol departure that was not prospectively approved by the 
IRB prior to its initiation or implementation.  
 
 
17.8.3  Reporting Procedures 
 
DF/HCC Sponsor: is responsible for ensuring that clear documentation is available in the 
medical record and/or regulatory documents to describe all protocol exceptions, deviations 
and violations. The DF/HCC Sponsor will also be responsible for ensuring that all 
protocol violations/deviations are promptly reported per DFCI IRB guidelines.  
 
Participating Institutions: Protocol deviations require prospective approval from the DFCI 
IRB. The Participating Institution must submit the deviation request to the Coordinating 
Center who will then submit the deviation request to the DFCI IRB. Upon DFCI IRB 
approval the deviation is submitted to the Participating Institution IRB, per institutional 
policy. A copy of the Participating Institution’s IRB report and determination will be 
forwarded to the Coordinating Center within 10 business days after the original 
submission.  The deviation may not be implemented without all required approvals. 
 
All protocol violations must be sent to the Coordinating Center in a timely manner. The 
Coordinating Center will provide training for the requirements for the reporting of 
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Coordinating Center:  Upon receipt of the violation/deviation report from the Participating 
Institution, the Coordinating Center will submit the report to the DF/HCC Sponsor for 
review. Subsequently, the Participating Institution’s IRB violation/deviation report will be 
submitted to the DFCI IRB for review per DFCI IRB reporting guidelines. DF/HCC will 
forward all violation reports to CTEP via an internal DF/HCC process, as applicable. 
 
17.9 Safety Assessments and Toxicity Monitoring 
 
The study teams at all participating institutions are responsible for protecting the safety, 
rights and well-being of study participants. Recording and reporting of adverse events that 
occur during the course of a study help ensure the continuing safety of study participants.  
 
All participants receiving investigational agents and/or other protocol mandated therapy 
will be evaluated for safety. The safety parameters include all laboratory tests and 
hematological abnormalities, physical examination findings, and spontaneous reports of 
adverse events reported by participants.  All toxicities encountered during the study will 
be evaluated according to the NCI criteria specified in the protocol. Life-threatening 
toxicities must be reported immediately to the DF/HCC Sponsor via the Coordinating 
Center.  
 
Additional safety assessments and toxicity monitoring will be outlined in the protocol. 
 
17.9.1 Guidelines for Reporting Serious Adverse Events  
 
Guidelines for reporting Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) are 
detailed in protocol section 7. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Participating Institutions must report the SAEs to the DF/HCC Sponsor and the 
Coordinating Center following the DFCI IRB Adverse Event Reporting Policy.  
 
The Coordinating Center will maintain documentation of all Participating Institution 
Adverse Event reports and be responsible for communicating to all participating 
investigators, any observations reportable under the DFCI IRB Reporting Requirements.  
Participating Institutions will review and submit to their IRB according to their 
institutional policies and procedures 
 
17.9.2 Guidelines for Processing IND Safety Reports  
 
The DF/HCC Sponsor will review all IND Safety Reports and ensure that all IND Safety 
Reports are distributed to the Participating Institutions. Participating Institutions will 
review/submit to their IRB according to their institutional policies and procedures. 
 
 
 
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DF/HCC CTRIO develops case report forms (CRF/eCRFs), for use with the protocol.  
These forms are designed to collect data for each study. DF/HCC CTRIO provides a web 
based training for all eCRF users. 
   
17.10.1 Data Forms Review 
 
Data submissions are monitored for timeliness and completeness of submission. If study 
forms are received with missing or questionable data, the submitting institution will 
receive a written or electronic query from the DF/HCC Office of Data Quality, 
Coordinating Center, or designee.  
 
Responses to all queries should be completed and submitted within 14 calendar days.   
 
Responses may be returned on the written query or on an amended paper case report form, 
or in the case of electronic queries, within the electronic data capture (eDC) system. In the 
case of a written query for data submitted on a paper case report form, the query must be 
attached to the specific data being re-submitted in response.   
 
If study forms are not submitted on schedule, the Participating Institution will periodically 
receive a Missing Form Report from the Coordinating Center noting the missing forms.  
 
18. REQUISITIONING INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG 
 
 
The ordering of investigational agent is specified in the protocol section 8.  
 
Participating Institutions should order their own agent regardless of the supplier.  
If the agent is commercially available, check with the local Director of Pharmacy and/or 
the Research Pharmacy to ensure that the agent is in stock. If the agent is not stocked, 
ensure that the agent can be ordered once the protocol is approved by the local IRB.  
 
If the agent is investigational, ensure that the pharmacy will be able to receive and store the 
agent according to state and federal requirements. The local IRB should be kept informed 
of who will supply the agent (i.e., the pharmaceutical company) so that any regulatory 
responsibilities can be met in a timely fashion.  
 
19. MONITORING: QUALITY CONTROL 
 
The quality control process for a clinical trial requires verification of protocol compliance 
and data accuracy. The Coordinating Center, with the aid of the DF/HCC Office of Data 
Quality, provides quality control oversight for the protocol. 
 
19.1 Ongoing Monitoring of Protocol Compliance 
 
The Participating Institutions may be required to submit participant source documents to 
the Coordinating Center for monitoring. Participating Institution may also be subject to 
on-site monitoring conducted by the Coordinating Center.  


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The Coordinating Center will implement ongoing monitoring activities to ensure that 
Participating Institutions are complying with regulatory and protocol requirements, data 
quality, and participant safety. Monitoring practices may include but are not limited to 
source data verification, and review and analysis of eligibility requirements, informed 
consent procedures, adverse events and all associated documentation, review of study drug 
administration/treatment, regulatory files, protocol departures reporting, pharmacy 
records, response assessments, and data management.  
 
During the Phase 1 Dose Escalation portion of the study, the participating institutions will 
be required to participate in bi-weekly teleconferences initiated by the Coordinating 
Center. 
“Newsletters” 
highlighting 
overall 
protocol 
progress 
and 
important 
announcements will be distributed regularly. 
 
Remote monitoring will be performed on an as-needed basis by the Clinical Trial Monitor. 
Sites will be asked to provide source documentation via fax, email, or mail as specified by 
the Clinical Trial Monitor for virtual monitoring. 
 
On-Site Monitoring will occur on an as needed basis. Additionally, one initial site visit 
will occur within 6 months of the first participant enrolling, and during years 2, 3, and 4, a 
minimum of 4 on-site visits will occur per year. Participating Institutions will be required 
to provide access to participants’ complete medical record and source documents for 
source documentation verification during the visits. In addition, Participating Institutions 
should provide access to regulatory documents, pharmacy records, local policies related to 
the conduct of research, and any other trial-related documentation maintained by the 
Participating Site. On-site monitoring visits can be substituted with remote (virtual) 
monitoring visits at the discretion of the Principal Investigator. 
 
19.2 Monitoring Reports 
 
The DF/HCC Sponsor will review all monitoring reports to ensure protocol compliance. 
The DF/HCC Sponsor may increase the monitoring activities at Participating Institutions 
that are unable to comply with the protocol, DF/HCC Sponsor requirements or federal and 
local regulations.  
 
19.3 Accrual Monitoring 
 
Prior to extending a protocol to an external site, the DF/HCC Sponsor will establish 
accrual requirements for each participating institution. Accrual will be monitored for each 
participating institution by the DF/HCC Sponsor or designee. Sites that are not meeting 
their accrual expectations may be subject to termination. Accrual expectations for each 
site will be 2 patients annually. 
 
 
 
 


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20. AUDITING: QUALITY ASSURANCE 
 
Auditing is a method of Quality Assurance and involves the systematic and independent 
examination of all trial related activities and documents.  Audits determine if evaluated 
activities were appropriately conducted and whether data was generated, recorded and 
analyzed, and accurately reported per the protocol, applicable Standard Operating 
Procedures (SOPs), and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 
 
 
20.1 DF/HCC Internal Audits 
  
 All Participating Institutions are subject to audit by the DF/HCC Office of Data Quality 
(ODQ). Typically, approximately 3-4 participants would be audited at the site over a 2 day 
period. If violations which impact participant safety or the integrity of the study are found, 
more participant records may be audited.  
 
20.2 Audit Notifications 
 
It is the Participating Institution’s responsibility to notify the Coordinating Center of all 
scheduled audit dates (internal or NCI) and re-audit dates (if applicable), which involve 
this protocol. All institutions will forward a copy of final audit and/or re-audit reports and 
corrective action plans (if applicable) to the Coordinating Center, within 12 weeks after 
the audit date.  
 
20.3 Audit Reports  
 
The DF/HCC Sponsor will review all final audit reports and corrective action plans, if 
applicable. The Coordinating Center, must forward any reports to the DF/HCC ODQ per 
DF/HCC policy for review by the DF/HCC Audit Committee. For unacceptable audits, the 
DF/HCC Audit Committee would forward the final audit report and corrective action plan 
to the DFCI IRB as applicable. 
 
20.4 Participating Institution Performance 
 
The DF/HCC Sponsor and DFCI IRB are charged with considering the totality of an 
institution’s performance in considering institutional participation in the protocol. 
 
Participating Institutions that fail to meet the performance goals of accrual, submission of 
timely and accurate data, adherence to protocol requirements, and compliance with state 
and federal regulations, may be recommended for a six-month probation period. Such 
institutions must respond with a corrective action plan and must demonstrate during the 
probation period that deficiencies have been corrected, as evidenced by the improved 
performance measures. Participating Institutions that fail to demonstrate significant 
improvement will be considered by the DF/HCC Sponsor for revocation of participation. 
A DF/HCC Sponsor and/or the DFCI IRB may terminate a site’s participation if it is 
determined that a site is not fulfilling its responsibilities as described above. 


 
 
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APPENDIX F 
TUMOR TISSUE AND GERMLINE BLOOD SAMPLE REQUISITION FORM 
 
17-080 - TUMOR TISSUE AND GERMLINE BLOOD SAMPLE REQUISITION FORM 
A Phase 1/2 Study of alectinib in RET-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer or RET-mutated thyroid cancer 
 
Complete this form and include with the specimen shipment.  Label ALL materials with subject initials, DFCI subject study ID, and the date the specimen was 
obtained. Include a pathology report with any archival tissue specimens being submitted.  
 
Ship specimen(s) to: The Jänne Laboratory, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 360 Longwood Avenue, LC4118, Boston MA 02215 
 
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Specimen Information 
Subject Initials (FML): _____________     DFCI Subject Study ID Number: _____________    Date specimen(s) shipped: _________________________  
                                
Specimen Type 
(indicate inclusion in shipment by checking box) 
Pathology Number(s) or 
Serial Coding 
Quantity 
submitted 
Date specimen 
obtained 
Time 
specimen 
obtained 
 Archival Tissue Block 
 
 
 
 
 Archival Tissue Slides 
 
 
 
 
 Biopsy core(s) - FFPE 
 
 
 
 
 Germline blood sample 
 
 
 
 
 Other, specify: 
 
 
 
 
 Other, specify: 
 
 
 
 
 
Responsible contact: _______________________________                    Mailing 
address (to 
return slides): 
__________________________________________  
__________________________________________ 
__________________________________________ 
__________________________________________ 
Email: ___________________________________________ 
Phone number: ____________________________________ 
Site: _____________________________________________ 


 
 
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APPENDIX G 
PLASMA GENOTYPING SAMPLE REQUISTION FORM 
 
17-080 - PLASMA GENOTYPING SAMPLE REQUISITION FORM 
A Phase 1/2 Study of alectinib in RET-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer or RET-mutated thyroid cancer 
 
Complete this form and include with the specimen shipment.  Label ALL materials with subject initials, DFCI subject study ID, and the date the specimen was 
obtained.  
 
Ship specimen(s) to: Alectinib RET study ATTN: Julianna Supplee, Belfer Center for Applied Cancer Research, 360 Longwood Avenue LC-4302, Boston, MA 
02215 
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Specimen Information 
Subject Initials (FML): _____________     DFCI Subject Study ID Number: _____________    Date specimen(s) shipped: _________________________  
                                
Specimen Type and Time Point (e.g. “Cycle 2 Day 1”) 
(indicate inclusion in shipment by checking box) 
Pathology Number(s) or Serial Coding 
Quantity 
submitted 
Date specimen 
obtained 
Time specimen 
obtained 
 Plasma Genotyping Sample: __________________ 
 
 
 
 
 Plasma Genotyping Sample: __________________ 
 
 
 
 
 Plasma Genotyping Sample: __________________ 
 
 
 
 
 Plasma Genotyping Sample: __________________ 
 
 
 
 
 Plasma Genotyping Sample: __________________ 
 
 
 
 
 Plasma Genotyping Sample: __________________ 
 
 
 
 
 Plasma Genotyping Sample: __________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
Responsible contact: _______________________________                    Mailing 
address: 
__________________________________________  
__________________________________________ 
__________________________________________ 
__________________________________________ 
Email: ___________________________________________ 
Phone number: ____________________________________ 
Site: _____________________________________________ 


 
 
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APPENDIX H 
RET FUSION ASSAY SAMPLE REQUISITION FORM 
 
17-080 - PLASMA RET FUSION ASSAY SAMPLE REQUISITION FORM 
A Phase 1/2 Study of alectinib in RET-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer or RET-mutated thyroid cancer 
 
Complete this form and include with the specimen shipment.  Label ALL materials with the DFCI subject study ID number and the date the specimen was 
obtained. Notify Ellen Ordinario before initiating any shipment. 
 
Ship specimen(s) to: 
Ellen Ordinario 
Roche Molecular Diagnostics 
4300 Hacienda Dr 
Pleasanton, CA  94588. 
ellen.ordinario@roche.com 
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Specimen Information 
DFCI Subject Study ID Number: _____________    Date specimen(s) shipped: _________________________  
                                
Specimen Type  
(indicate inclusion in 
shipment by checking 
box) 
Pathology 
Number(s) or Serial 
Coding 
Local RET testing 
methodology used 
(FISH/RT-PCR/NGS) 
Specify RET 
alterations detected by 
local testing 
Quantity 
submitted 
Date 
specimen 
obtained 
Time 
specimen 
obtained 
 RET Fusion Assay 
Plasma Sample 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Responsible contact: _______________________________                         
Mailing 
address: 
__________________________________________  
__________________________________________ 
__________________________________________ 
__________________________________________ 
Email: ___________________________________________ 
Phone number: ____________________________________ 
Site: _____________________________________________ 


 
 
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APPENDIX I 
PK ASSAY SAMPLE REQUISITION FORM 
 
17-080- PHARMACOKINETIC (PK) ASSAY SAMPLE REQUISITION FORM 
A Phase 1/2 Study of alectinib in RET-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer or RET-mutated thyroid cancer 
 
Complete this form and include with the specimen shipment.  Label ALL materials with the DFCI subject study ID number, the date, and the time the specimen 
was obtained.  
 
Ship specimen(s) to: Q Squared Solutions BioSciences LLC, Laboratory Operations Manager Christopher Binns, 19 Brown Road, Ithaca NY 14850 USA 
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Specimen Information 
DFCI Subject Study ID Number: _____________    Date specimen(s) shipped: _________________________  
                                
Specimen Type and Sample Number 
(indicate inclusion in shipment by checking box) 
Pathology Number(s) or Serial Coding 
Quantity 
submitted 
Date specimen 
obtained 
Time specimen 
obtained 
 PK Blood Sample: ____________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 PK Blood Sample: ____________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 PK Blood Sample: ____________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 PK Blood Sample: ____________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 PK Blood Sample: ____________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 PK Blood Sample: ____________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 PK Blood Sample: ____________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 PK Blood Sample: ____________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
Responsible contact: _______________________________                         
Mailing 
address: 
__________________________________________  
__________________________________________ 
__________________________________________ 
__________________________________________ 
Email: ___________________________________________ 
Phone number: ____________________________________ 
Site: _____________________________________________ 


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