Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada.

Health Canada approved nivolumab, in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic ESCC, with tumour cell PD-L1 expression ≥ 1% as determined by a validated test, and no prior systemic therapy for metastatic ESCC.

This is written in the approval document as:

OPDIVO (nivolumab), in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic ESCC, with tumour cell PD-L1 expression ≥ 1% as determined by a validated test, and no prior systemic therapy for metastatic ESCC.

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% Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cisplatin, Fluorouracil, Nivolumab
Sensitivity (+) PD-L1 >= 1% Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Fluorouracil, Nivolumab, Oxaliplatin