Regulatory approval
Published by the Health Canada.
Health Canada approved pembrolizumab as a monotherapy for treatment of adult patients with metastatic NSCLC whose tumours express PD-L1 (TPS ≥ 1%) as determined by a validated test and who have disease progression on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy.
This is written in the approval document as:
KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) is indicated Keytruda as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic NSCLC whose tumours express PD-L1 (TPS ≥ 1%) as determined by a validated test and who have disease progression on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy.
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Therapeutic response
Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.
| Type | Biomarker(s) | Cancer type | Therapy(ies) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity (+) | PD-L1 >= 1% | Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Pembrolizumab |