Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada.

Health Canada approved nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab, for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic NSCLC, expressing PD-L1 ≥ 1% as determined by a validated test, with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumour aberrations, and no prior systemic therapy for metastatic NSCLC.

This is written in the approval document as:

OPDIVO (nivolumab) in combination with ipilimumab, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic NSCLC, expressing PD-L1 ≥ 1% as determined by a validated test, with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumour aberrations, and no prior systemic therapy for metastatic NSCLC.

Citation

Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada. Opdivo (nivolumab) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00076152.PDF. Revised June 2024. Accessed June 2025.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) PD-L1 >= 1%, Wild type ALK, Wild type EGFR Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Ipilimumab, Nivolumab