Regulatory approval

Published by the European Medicines Agency. Approved

YERVOY in combination with nivolumab is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced, recurrent or metastatic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma with tumour cell PD-L1 expression >= 1%.

This is written in the approval document.

Citation

Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma EEIG. Yervoy (ipilimumab) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/yervoy-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised March 2025. Accessed September 5, 2025.

Therapeutic response

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

Organizations	Biomarkers	Cancer types	Therapies
EMA (1)	PD-L1 >= 1%	Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma	Ipilimumab, Nivolumab