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Last Updated: April 19, 2024

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LORBRENA Drug Patent Profile


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When do Lorbrena patents expire, and when can generic versions of Lorbrena launch?

Lorbrena is a drug marketed by Pfizer and is included in one NDA. There are four patents protecting this drug.

This drug has one hundred and seventeen patent family members in fifty countries.

The generic ingredient in LORBRENA is lorlatinib. Two suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the lorlatinib profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Generic Entry Outlook for Lorbrena

Lorbrena was eligible for patent challenges on November 2, 2022.

By analyzing the patents and regulatory protections it appears that the earliest date for generic entry will be October 4, 2038. This may change due to patent challenges or generic licensing.

Indicators of Generic Entry

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Summary for LORBRENA
International Patents:117
US Patents:4
Applicants:1
NDAs:1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers: 2
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors: 61
Clinical Trials: 4
Patent Applications: 68
Drug Prices: Drug price information for LORBRENA
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in LORBRENA?LORBRENA excipients list
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Drug patent expirations by year for LORBRENA
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DrugPatentWatch® Estimated Loss of Exclusivity (LOE) Date for LORBRENA
Generic Entry Date for LORBRENA*:
Constraining patent/regulatory exclusivity:
NDA:
Dosage:
TABLET;ORAL

*The generic entry opportunity date is the latter of the last compound-claiming patent and the last regulatory exclusivity protection. Many factors can influence early or later generic entry. This date is provided as a rough estimate of generic entry potential and should not be used as an independent source.

Recent Clinical Trials for LORBRENA

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SponsorPhase
PfizerPhase 1
Massachusetts General HospitalPhase 1/Phase 2
PfizerPhase 1/Phase 2

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US Patents and Regulatory Information for LORBRENA

LORBRENA is protected by five US patents and five FDA Regulatory Exclusivities.

Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the earliest date for a generic version of LORBRENA is ⤷  Try a Trial.

This potential generic entry date is based on patent ⤷  Try a Trial.

Generics may enter earlier, or later, based on new patent filings, patent extensions, patent invalidation, early generic licensing, generic entry preferences, and other factors.

Patents protecting LORBRENA

Crystalline form of lorlatinib free base
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patented Use: TREATMENT OF ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK)-POSITIVE METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER, PROGRESSED ON: CRIZOTINIB + AT LEAST 1 OTHER ALK INHIBITOR FOR METASTATIC DISEASE; OR ALECTINIB, OR CERITINIB AS FIRST ALK INHIBITOR FOR METASTATIC DISEASE.

Crystalline form of lorlatinib free base
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patented Use: TREATMENT OF ADULT PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) WHOSE TUMORS ARE ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK)-POSITIVE AS DETECTED BY AN FDA-APPROVED TEST

Crystalline form of lorlatinib free base
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Crystalline form of lorlatinib free base hydrate
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Macrocyclic derivatives for the treatment of diseases
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

FDA Regulatory Exclusivity protecting LORBRENA

INDICATED FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK)-POSITIVE METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) WHOSE DISEASE HAS PROGRESSED ON ALECTINIB AS THE FIRST ALK INHIBITOR THERAPY FOR METASTATIC DISEASE
Exclusivity Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

INDICATED FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK)-POSITIVE METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) WHOSE DISEASE HAS PROGRESSED ON CRIZOTINIB AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER ALK INHIBITOR FOR METASTATIC DIESASE
Exclusivity Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

INDICATED FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK)-POSITIVE METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) WHOSE DISEASE HAS PROGRESSED ON CERITINIB AS THE FIRST ALK INHIBITOR THERAPY FOR METASTATIC DISEASE
Exclusivity Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

TREATMENT OF ADULT PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) WHOSE TUMORS ARE ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK)-POSITIVE AS DETECTED BY AN FDA-APPROVED TEST, EXCLUDING PATIENTS WHOSE DISEASE HAS PROGRESSED ON CRIZOTINIB AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER ALK INHIBITOR FOR METASTATIC DISEASE; OR ALECTINIB OR CERITINIB AS THE FIRST ALK INHIBITOR THERAPY FOR METASTATIC DISEASE
Exclusivity Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

EXPANDED INDICATION OF THE TREATMENT OF ADULT PATIENTS WITH ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK)-POSITIVE METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) AS DETECTED BY AN FDA-APPROVED TEST
Exclusivity Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Pfizer LORBRENA lorlatinib TABLET;ORAL 210868-001 Nov 2, 2018 RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Pfizer LORBRENA lorlatinib TABLET;ORAL 210868-001 Nov 2, 2018 RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Pfizer LORBRENA lorlatinib TABLET;ORAL 210868-002 Nov 2, 2018 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Pfizer LORBRENA lorlatinib TABLET;ORAL 210868-002 Nov 2, 2018 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Pfizer LORBRENA lorlatinib TABLET;ORAL 210868-002 Nov 2, 2018 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Pfizer LORBRENA lorlatinib TABLET;ORAL 210868-002 Nov 2, 2018 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Pfizer LORBRENA lorlatinib TABLET;ORAL 210868-001 Nov 2, 2018 RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
>Applicant >Tradename >Generic Name >Dosage >NDA >Approval Date >TE >Type >RLD >RS >Patent No. >Patent Expiration >Product >Substance >Delist Req. >Exclusivity Expiration

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for LORBRENA

Company Drugname Inn Product Number / Indication Status Generic Biosimilar Orphan Marketing Authorisation Marketing Refusal
Pfizer Europe MA EEIG Lorviqua lorlatinib EMEA/H/C/004646
Lorviqua as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)‑positive advanced non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously not treated with an ALK inhibitor.Lorviqua as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with ALK‑positive advanced NSCLC whose disease has progressed after:alectinib or ceritinib as the first ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy; orcrizotinib and at least one other ALK TKI.
Authorised no no no 2019-05-06
>Company >Drugname >Inn >Product Number / Indication >Status >Generic >Biosimilar >Orphan >Marketing Authorisation >Marketing Refusal

International Patents for LORBRENA

When does loss-of-exclusivity occur for LORBRENA?

Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the following patents block generic entry in the countries listed below:

Argentina

Patent: 3754
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Australia

Patent: 18349259
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Brazil

Patent: 2020005989
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Canada

Patent: 77508
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

China

Patent: 1201235
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Cyprus

Patent: 26141
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Denmark

Patent: 94863
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

European Patent Office

Patent: 94863
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Finland

Patent: 94863
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Hungary

Patent: 62926
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Japan

Patent: 53069
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 20536893
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Mexico

Patent: 20003373
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Poland

Patent: 94863
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Portugal

Patent: 94863
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Russian Federation

Patent: 20113141
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 22109286
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Singapore

Patent: 202002445S
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Slovenia

Patent: 94863
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

South Africa

Patent: 2001661
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

South Korea

Patent: 2424621
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 200051781
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Spain

Patent: 52985
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Taiwan

Patent: 75960
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 1922753
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Generics may enter earlier, or later, based on new patent filings, patent extensions, patent invalidation, early generic licensing, generic entry preferences, and other factors.

See the table below for additional patents covering LORBRENA around the world.

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Colombia 7061081 Derivados macrocíclicos para el tratamiento de enfermedades ⤷  Try a Trial
Slovenia 2822953 ⤷  Try a Trial
Denmark 3328867 ⤷  Try a Trial
Australia 2013229173 Macrocyclic derivatives for the treatment of proliferative diseases ⤷  Try a Trial
Luxembourg C00131 ⤷  Try a Trial
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2019073347 ⤷  Try a Trial
Brazil 112014022106 derivados macrocíclicos para o tratamento de doenças ⤷  Try a Trial
>Country >Patent Number >Title >Estimated Expiration

Supplementary Protection Certificates for LORBRENA

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
2822953 C201930063 Spain ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: LORLATINIB O UNA SAL FARMACEUTICAMENTE ACEPTABLE DEL MISMO.; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: EU/1/19/1355; DATE OF AUTHORISATION: 20190506; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): EU/1/19/1355; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20190506
2822953 LUC00131 Luxembourg ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: LORLATINIB OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE QUI EN DERIVE; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/19/1355 20190508
2822953 19C1062 France ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: LORLATINIB, OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELUI-CI; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/19/1355 20190508; FIRST REGISTRATION: - EU/1/19/1355 20190508
2822953 CA 2019 00041 Denmark ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: LORLATINIB ELLER ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABELT SALT DERAF; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/19/1355 20190508
2822953 374 17-2019 Slovakia ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: LORLATINIB; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/19/1355 20190508
2822953 2019C/539 Belgium ⤷  Try a Trial DETAILS ASSIGNMENT: CHANGE OF OWNER(S), OTHER
2822953 CR 2019 00041 Denmark ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: LORLATINIB ELLER ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABELT SALT DERAF; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/19/1355 20190508
>Patent Number >Supplementary Protection Certificate >SPC Country >SPC Expiration >SPC Description

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