Regulatory approval

Published by the European Medicines Agency. Approved

KEYTRUDA, in combination with platinum and fluoropyrimidine -based chemotherapy, is indicated for the first-line treatment of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic carcinoma of the oesophagus in adults whose tumours express PD-L1 with a CPS >= 10.

This is written in the approval document.

Citation

Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. Keytruda (pembrolizumab) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/keytruda-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised January 2024. Accessed March 10, 2024.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Organizations	Biomarkers	Cancer types	Therapies
EMA (1)	PD-L1 (CPS) >= 10	Esophageal Adenocarcinoma	Cisplatin, Fluorouracil, Pembrolizumab
EMA (1)	PD-L1 (CPS) >= 10	Esophageal Adenocarcinoma	Carboplatin, Fluorouracil, Pembrolizumab