Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that HER2-negative, PD-L1 (CPS) >= 10 status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin, Pembrolizumab in patients with Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction.

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

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.

Citation

Pembrolizumab and FOLFOX-6 Modified Therapy, 2024, version number 1a, NCCP National SACT Regimen, NCCP, viewed 15/04/2024, https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/cancer/profinfo/chemoprotocols/gastrointestinal/839-pembrolizumab-and-folfox-6-modified-therapy.pdf