Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Service Executive.

The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab as a treatment option for the first-line treatment of adult patient with unresectable or metastatic mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) colorectal cancer (CRC).

This is written in the approval document as:

Nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab for the first-line treatment of adult patient with unresectable or metastatic mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) colorectal cancer (CRC).

Citation

Nivolumab 240 mg and Ipilimumab 1mg/kg Therapy, 2025, version number 1a, viewed 01/10/2025, https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/cancer/profinfo/chemoprotocols/gastrointestinal/900-nivolumab-240mg-and-ipilimumab-1mg-kg-therapy.pdf

Therapeutic response

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

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) MSI-H Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Ipilimumab, Nivolumab
Sensitivity (+) dMMR Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Ipilimumab, Nivolumab