Regulatory approval
Published by the European Medicines Agency.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized ramucirumab in combination with erlotinib as a first-line treatment for adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with activating EGFR variants.
This is written in the approval document as:
Cyramza in combination with erlotinib is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations.
Citation
Eli Lilly Nederland B.V. Cyramza (ramucirumab) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/cyramza-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised December 2022. Accessed March 7, 2024.Therapeutic response
Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.Type | Biomarker(s) | Cancer type | Therapy(ies) | |
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Sensitivity (+) | EGFR oncogenic variants | Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Erlotinib, Ramucirumab |