Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that PD-L1 >= 1%, Wild type ALK, Wild type EGFR status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Ipilimumab, Nivolumab in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

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

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.