FDA approved Xalkori (crizotinib) to treat people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors have an ROS-1 gene alteration. Xalkori, sponsored by Pfizer, is the first and only FDA approved treatment for patients with ROS-1 positive NSCLC. FDA previously granted the Xalkori expanded use application breakthrough therapy designation and priority review status.
Recently, a wave of new private insurance mandates have swept the nation making fertility preservation a covered benefit for people with cancer in 21 states plus Washington, DC.
