Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada.

Health Canada approved capmatinib for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harbouring mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) exon 14 skipping alterations.

This is written in the approval document as:

TABRECTA (capmatinib tablets) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harbouring mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) exon 14 skipping alterations.

Citation

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Tabrecta (capmatinib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00071417.PDF. Revised June 2023. Accessed June 2025.

Therapeutic response

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

Type	Biomarker(s)	Cancer type	Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+)	MET Exon 14 (Splice Site)	Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	Capmatinib
Sensitivity (+)	MET Exon 14 (Deletion)	Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	Capmatinib