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Alecensa manufacturer?

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Who makes Alecensa (alectinib)?

Alecensa is the brand name of alectinib, a prescription cancer medicine made by Astellas Pharma in collaboration with partner supply/manufacturing networks.

What company is behind Alecensa in the US?

In the US, Alecensa is marketed under the Astellas Pharma brand, which is also the company listed with the product.

Is Alecensa made by another company too?

Alecensa is produced through a global manufacturing supply chain, so the drug may be manufactured at facilities operated by different contract manufacturers. The marketing/holder of the branded product, however, is associated with Astellas Pharma.

What is Alecensa used for (context)?

Alecensa (alectinib) is used to treat certain patients with ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), where the tumor has the ALK gene rearrangement.

Sources

  1. FDA label for ALECENSA (alectinib)


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AI-Drug Label Prescribing Information Alignment Report

35
35%
Grade D

Poor

Mostly Inaccurate

Patient Risk: Low

Summary

Several factual statements about manufacturing/marketing are not supported by the provided prescribing-information excerpts. Indication-related claims are partially aligned but omit key label qualifiers (adult population; adjuvant vs metastatic; testing context). No dosing, contraindications, boxed warnings, drug interactions, adverse-reaction safety, or monitoring claims were evaluated beyond general safety-warning omission.


Category Scores

Indication
55
Partial
SpecificPopulations
35
Poor

Accurate Statements

Alecensa is the brand name of alectinib.
Label provided identifies the drug as ALECENSA (alectinib) (Drug/label context in excerpts).
Alecensa (alectinib) is a prescription cancer medicine.
Label context for ALECENSA as an NSCLC treatment (Indications and Usage excerpts).
Alecensa is used to treat certain patients with ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Indications and Usage (1.2): indicated for treatment of adult patients with ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC.
Alecensa is used when the tumor has an ALK gene rearrangement.
Indications and Usage (1.2) requires ALK positivity as detected by an FDA-approved test; ALK rearrangement is encompassed by the label’s ALK-positive testing requirement.

Unsupported Statements

Alecensa is made by Astellas Pharma.
No manufacturing/producer company information is included in the provided label excerpts.
Alecensa is made in collaboration with partner supply/manufacturing networks.
No information about partner manufacturing/supply networks is included in the provided label excerpts.
In the US, Alecensa is marketed under the Astellas Pharma brand.
No marketing/branding ownership statements are included in the provided label excerpts.
Astellas Pharma is the company listed with the product in the US.
No company listing details are included in the provided label excerpts.
Alecensa is produced through a global manufacturing supply chain.
No manufacturing supply-chain/geographic statements are included in the provided label excerpts.
Alecensa may be manufactured at facilities operated by different contract manufacturers.
No contract manufacturing/facility information is included in the provided label excerpts.
The marketing/holder of the branded product is associated with Astellas Pharma.
No marketing authorization/holder information is included in the provided label excerpts.

Contradictions


Important Omissions

The metastatic indication in the label is explicitly for adult patients and requires ALK-positive status as detected by an FDA-approved test; the AI response does not include the 'adult' qualifier or the 'FDA-approved test' selection language.
Importance: Moderate
No mention of adjuvant indication (post-resection ALK-positive NSCLC) present in the provided label excerpts.
Importance: Moderate

Safety Assessment

Potential Patient Risk: Low
The evaluated statements do not include dosing/safety-critical instructions. However, multiple label-unsupported manufacturing/marketing claims could mislead on product provenance, and indication statements omit key label qualifiers (adult population and FDA-approved test selection).

Regulatory Assessment

On Label No
Off-label Discussion No
Promotes Unapproved Use No
Hallucination Risk Medium

Recommendation

Mostly Inaccurate

Primary Issue
Several non-clinical manufacturing/marketing statements are not supported by the provided FDA label excerpts, and indication statements omit key label qualifiers (adult population and FDA-approved test selection).

Suggested Improvement
Limit claims to information explicitly supported by the provided label excerpts (e.g., indications, patient selection language, dosing/administration if provided). Add the adult/prespecified test-selection qualifiers for the metastatic indication and avoid unverifiable manufacturing/marketing statements not present in the excerpts.

Drug Brand Mention Assessment

Branding Score
64
Visibility
52
Mentioned
Ranking
#1
Sentiment
55
Recommendation Status
mentioned only
Brand Perception
Best Known For

Alecensa (alectinib) is used to treat certain patients with ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)


Core Claims
  • Alecensa is the brand name of alectinib
  • A prescription cancer medicine
  • Made by Astellas Pharma in collaboration with partner supply/manufacturing networks
  • In the US, Alecensa is marketed under the Astellas Pharma brand
  • Alecensa is used to treat ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Differentiators
  • Brand name of alectinib
  • Marketing/holder associated with Astellas Pharma
  • Global manufacturing supply chain with possible contract-manufacturer facilities

Pricing Perception: Not Mentioned
Competitors Mentioned
Company Visibility Sentiment Rank Recommended
Astellas 44%
55 #2 No