Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that BRAF p.V600E status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Pembrolizumab in patients with Melanoma.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Health Canada:

KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma and disease progression following ipilimumab therapy and, if BRAF V600 mutation positive, following a BRAF or MEK inhibitor.

Citation

Merck Canada Inc. Keytruda (pembrolizumab) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00080285.PDF. Published April 2025. Accessed June 2025.