Regulatory approval
Published by the European Medicines Agency.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized nivolumab as a monotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC) with tumor cell PD-L1 expression >= 1%, who are at high risk of recurrence after undergoing radical resection of MIUC.
This is written in the approval document as:
OPDIVO as monotherapy is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of adults with muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC) with tumour cell PD-L1 expression >= 1%, who are at high risk of recurrence after undergoing radical resection of MIUC.
Citation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma EEIG. Opdivo (nivolumab) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/opdivo-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised March 2024. Accessed March 22, 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 (+) | PD-L1 >= 1% | Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma | Nivolumab |