A Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Entrectinib and Crizotinib in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic ROS1 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With and Without Central Nervous System (CNS) Metastases

Inclusion criteria

• Histologically or cytologically-confirmed diagnosis of advanced or recurrent (Stage IIIB/C not amenable for radical treatment) or metastatic (Stage IV) NSCLC that harbors a documented ROS1 gene rearrangement.
• No prior treatment with a ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor, chemotherapy or other systemic therapy for advanced or recurrent (Stage IIIB/C not amenable for radical treatment) or metastatic (Stage IV) NSCLC
• Prior radiotherapy is allowed if more than 14 days have elapsed between the end of treatment and randomization
• Measurable systemic disease according to RECIST v1.1
• Participants with measurable and non-measurable CNS lesions per RECIST v1.1, including leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
• Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2
• Adequate hematologic, renal, liver functions
• Participants must have recovered from effects of any major surgery or significant traumatic injury at least 28 days before the first dose of study treatment
• Ability to swallow entrectinib and crizotinib intact without chewing, crushing, or opening the capsules
• For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods with a failure rate of <1% per year during the treatment period and for up to 5 weeks after the last dose of entrectinib or for at least 90 days after the last dose of crizotinib
• For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm.

Exclusion criteria

• Prior treatment with a ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor, chemotherapy or other systemic therapy for advanced or recurrent (Stage IIIB/C not amenable for radical treatment) or metastatic (Stage IV) NSCLC
• NCI-CTCAE v5.0 Grade 3 or higher toxicities due to any prior therapy (excluding alopecia, fatigue, nausea and lack of appetite), which have not shown improvement and are strictly considered to interfere with current study drug
• History of recent (within the past 3 months) symptomatic congestive heart failure or ejection fraction ≤ 50% observed during screening for the study
• History of prolonged corrected QTc interval
• Peripheral sensory neuropathy ≥ Grade 2
• Known interstitial lung disease, interstitial fibrosis, or history of tyrosine kinase inhibitor-induced pneumonitis
• Previous malignancy within the past 3 years
• Incomplete recovery from any surgery prior to the start of study treatment
• Active GI disease (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or short gut syndrome) or other malabsorption syndrome that would reasonably impact drug absorption
• History of prior therapy-induced pneumonitis
• Any condition (in the past 3 months) e.g., myocardial infarction, unstable angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack, stroke, symptomatic bradycardia, or uncontrolled arrhythmias requiring medication
• Known active infections (bacterial, fungal or viral, including human immunodeficiency virus positive)
• History of hypersensitivity to any of the additives in the entrectinib and/or crizotinib drug formulations
• Pregnant or lactating women
• Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness
• Any clinically significant concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with, or for which the treatment might interfere with, the conduct of the study or the absorption of oral medications.