Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada. Approved

LIBTAYO (cemiplimab for injection) is indicated as monotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) expressing PD-L1 in >= 50% of tumour cells (Tumour Proportion Score [TPS] >= 50%), as determined by a validated test, with no EGFR, ALK or ROS1 aberrations, who have locally advanced NSCLC who are not candidates for surgical resection or definitive chemoradiation, or metastatic NSCLC.

This is written in the approval document.

Citation

Regeneron Canada Company. Libtayo (cemiplimab) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00078455.PDF. Revised January 2025. Accessed June 2025.

Therapeutic response

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

Organizations Biomarkers Cancer types Therapies
HC (1) Wild type ALK, Wild type EGFR, Wild type ROS1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Carboplatin, Cemiplimab, Pemetrexed
HC (1) PD-L1 >= 50%, Wild type ALK, Wild type EGFR, Wild type ROS1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cemiplimab