Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that EGFR oncogenic variants status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Dacomitinib in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved dacomitinib for reimbursement as a monotherapy treatment option for the first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-activating mutations.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Health Service Executive:

Monotherapy, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-activating mutations

Citation

Dacomitinib Monotherapy, 2021, version number 3, NCCP National SACT Regimen, NCCP, viewed 08/01/2024, https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/cancer/profinfo/chemoprotocols/lung/565-dacomitinib-monotherapy.pdf