Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that MSI-H status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Pembrolizumab in patients with Colorectal Adenocarcinoma.

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

First-line treatment of metastatic microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) colorectal cancer (CRC) in adults

Citation

Pembrolizumab 400mg Monotherapy, 2023, version number 10, NCCP National SACT Regimen, NCCP, viewed 21/07/2024, https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/cancer/profinfo/chemoprotocols/gastrointestinal/pembrolizumab-400mg-monotherapy-558.pdf