Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement Supports the relationship that PD-L1 (CPS) >= 10 status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Dordaviprone in patients with Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.

The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved pembrolizumab in combination with platinum and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy for for reimbursement as a treatment option for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic carcinoma of the oesophagus or HER2-negative gastro-osophageal junction adenocarcinoma whose tumors express PD-L1 with CPS >= 10.

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, 2025, version number 2a, NCCP National SACT Regimen, NCCP, viewed 26/03/2026, https://healthservice.hse.ie/documents/6440/839_v2a_Pembrolizumab_FOLFOX.pdf