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:
YERVOY, in combination with nivolumab, 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.