Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Service Executive.

The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved nivolumab as a monotherapy treatment option for the adjuvant treatment of adults with muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC) with tumour cell PD-L1 expression >= 1%, who are at high risk of recurrence after undergoing radical resection of MIUC, providing patients are unsuitable for adjuvant treatment with platinum based chemotherapy.

This is written in the approval document as:

As monotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of adults with muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC) with tumour cell PD-L1 expression >= 1%, who are at high risk of recurrence after undergoing radical resection of MIUC, providing patients are unsuitable for adjuvant treatment with platinum based chemotherapy.

Citation

Nivolumab Monotherapy, 2025, version number 11b, viewed 01/10/2025, https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/cancer/profinfo/chemoprotocols/genitourinary/483-nivolumab-240mg-monotherapy-14-day.pdf

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) PD-L1 >= 1% Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma Nivolumab