Regulatory approval
Published by the Health Service Executive.
The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved pembrolizumab in combination with platinum and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy for for reimbursement as a treatment option for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic carcinoma of the oesophagus or HER2-negative gastro-osophageal junction adenocarcinoma whose tumors express PD-L1 with CPS >= 10.
This is written in the approval document as:
Pembrolizumab in combination with platinum and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy, for the first line treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic carcinoma of the oesophagus or HER-2 negative gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in adults whose tumours express PD-L1 with CPS >= 10.
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Therapeutic response
Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.
| Organization(s) | Biomarker(s) | Cancer type | Therapy(ies) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSE (1) | HER2-negative, PD-L1 (CPS) >= 10 | Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction | Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin, Pembrolizumab |