Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that PD-L1 (CPS) >= 1 status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Cisplatin, Fluorouracil, Pembrolizumab in patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Health Service Executive:

Pembrolizumab is indicated, in combination with CISplatin and 5-fluorouracil, for the first-line treatment of metastatic or unresectable recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in adults whose tumours express PD-L1 with a CPS >= 1.

Citation

Pembrolizumab, Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil Therapy, 2023, version number 2, NCCP National SACT Regimen, NCCP, viewed 04/04/2024, https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/cancer/profinfo/chemoprotocols/headandneck/706-pembrolizumab-cisplatin-and-5-fu-therapy.pdf