Regulatory approval
Published by the Health Service Executive.
The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved nivolumab in combination with ipililumab, carboplatin, and pemetrexed for reimbursement as a treatment option for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have no sensitising EGFR mutation or ALK translocation.
This is written in the approval document as:
First-line treatment of metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults whose tumours have no sensitising EGFR mutation or ALK translocation.
Citation
Nivolumab, ipilimumab, PEMEtrexed and CARBOplatin Therapy, 2022, version number 1, NCCP National SACT Regimen, NCCP, viewed 04/04/2024, https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/cancer/profinfo/chemoprotocols/lung/713.pdfTherapeutic response
Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.| Type | Biomarker(s) | Cancer type | Therapy(ies) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity (+) | Wild type ALK, Wild type EGFR | Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Carboplatin, Ipilimumab, Nivolumab, Pemetrexed |