Who owns the IP
The organizations most actively patenting around this compound, ranked by referenced patent volume.
| # | Assignee | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foundation Medicine Inc | 84 |
| 2 | Gilead Sciences Inc | 83 |
| 3 | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | 69 |
| 4 | F Hoffmann La Roche AG | 28 |
| 5 | Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center | 25 |
| 6 | The University of Texas System | 23 |
| 7 | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 22 |
| 8 | University of Texas at Austin | 20 |
| 9 | North Carolina State University | 17 |
| 10 | Genentech Inc | 16 |
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Visit CyprisWhere innovation is concentrated
Patent classifications ranked by volume reveal the technical domains with the most active filing.
| # | Code | Area | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A61K | Medicinal preparations | 881 |
| 2 | A61P | Therapeutic activity (drug indications) | 860 |
| 3 | C07K | Peptides | 350 |
| 4 | C07D | Heterocyclic compounds | 320 |
| 5 | C12N | Microorganisms, enzymes | 196 |
| 6 | C12Q | Measuring/testing involving enzymes | 190 |
| 7 | G16B | 142 | |
| 8 | G01N | Investigating / analysing materials | 138 |
| 9 | G16H | Digital health, healthcare informatics | 91 |
| 10 | Y02A | Climate change adaptation | 53 |
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See Cypris in actionMost-cited patents
Patents ranked by forward citations reveal the foundational inventions the field continues to build on.
| Title | Year | Assignee | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREATMENT OF NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER WITH ALECTINIB | 2025 | F Hoffmann La Roche AG | 0 |
| ALECTINIB FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALK FUSION-POSITIVE SOLID OR CNS TUMOURS | 2025 | F Hoffmann La Roche AG | 0 |
| Process for preparing Alectinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof | 2022 | Fresenius Kabi Oncology Ltd | 0 |
| A PROCESS FOR PREPARING ALECTINIB OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF | 2020 | Fresenius Kabi Oncology Ltd | 0 |
Where research is gaining momentum
Research themes ranked by publication activity show where scientific interest is accelerating around this compound.
| # | Research topic | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations | 4 |
| 2 | Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment | 1 |
Who's driving the science
The most-published authors working with this compound, alongside their primary affiliations.
| # | Author | Affiliation | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter N. Morcos | Roche (United States) | 17 |
| 2 | Alice T. Shaw | Massachusetts General Hospital | 18 |
| 3 | Bogdana Balas | Roche (Switzerland) | 12 |
| 4 | D. Ross Camidge | University of Colorado Denver | 12 |
| 5 | Makoto Nishio | Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research | 12 |
| 6 | Ali Zeaiter | Roche (Switzerland) | 11 |
| 7 | Anne‐Marie C. Dingemans | Erasmus MC Cancer Institute | 11 |
| 8 | Sai‐Hong Ignatius Ou | University of California, Irvine | 11 |
| 9 | James Chih‐Hsin Yang | National Taiwan University Hospital | 8 |
| 10 | Elena Guerini | Roche (Switzerland) | 7 |
Research leaders
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See Cypris in actionThe literature that defines it
The most-cited papers anchoring the scientific record for this compound.
| Title | Year | Cited by | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alectinib versus Crizotinib in Untreated ALK-Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | 2017 | 2469 | Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment |
| Alectinib versus crizotinib in patients with ALK -positive non-small-cell lung cancer (J-ALEX): an open-label, randomised phase 3 trial | 2017 | 917 | Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment |
| Safety and activity of alectinib against systemic disease and brain metastases in patients with crizotinib-resistant ALK-rearranged non-small-cell lung cancer (AF-002JG): results from the dose-finding portion of a phase 1/2 study | 2014 | 696 | Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations |
| Alectinib in ALK-positive, crizotinib-resistant, non-small-cell lung cancer: a single-group, multicentre, phase 2 trial | 2015 | 641 | Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment |
| CH5424802, a Selective ALK Inhibitor Capable of Blocking the Resistant Gatekeeper Mutant | 2011 | 632 | Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations |
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