Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)
This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that v::ALK status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Atezolizumab, Bevacizumab, Carboplatin, Paclitaxel in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized atezolizumab in combination with bevacizumab, paclitaxel, and carboplatin for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In patients with EGFR mutant or ALK-positive NSCLC, atezolizumab, in combination with bevacizumab, paclitaxel, and carboplatin, is indicated only after failure of appropriate targeted therapies.
This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the European Medicines Agency:
Tecentriq, in combination with bevacizumab, paclitaxel and carboplatin, is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-squamous NSCLC. In patients with EGFR mutant or ALK-positive NSCLC, Tecentriq, in combination with bevacizumab, paclitaxel and carboplatin, is indicated only after failure of appropriate targeted therapies.