Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Service Executive.

The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved pertuzumab / trastuzumab (phesgo) in combination with vinorelbine for reimbursement as a treatment option for the treatment of adult patients with HER2-positive metastatic or locally recurrent unresectable breast cancer, who have not received previous anti-HER2 therapy or chemotherapy for their metastatic disease where patients are deemed clinically unsuitable for taxane based therapy.

This is written in the approval document as:

Pertuzumab/trastuzumab (Phesgo) and vinorelbine for the treatment of adult patients with HER2- positive metastatic or locally recurrent unresectable breast cancer, who have not received previous anti- HER2 therapy or chemotherapy for their metastatic disease where patients are deemed clinically unsuitable for taxane based therapy.

Citation

Pertuzumab/Trastuzumab (Phesgo) and Vinorelbine, 2024, version number 3, NCCP National SACT Regimen, NCCP, viewed 26/03/2026, https://healthservice.hse.ie/documents/6421/798_v3_Pertuzumab_trastuzumab_Phesgo_vinorelbine.pdf

Therapeutic response

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

Organization(s) Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
HSE (1) HER2-positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab, Vinorelbine