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.