Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that MSI-H status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Nivolumab in patients with Colorectal Adenocarcinoma.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval to nivolumab as a single agent for the treatment of adult and pediatric (12 years and older) patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer that has progressed following treatment with a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration:

OPDIVO is a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1)-blocking antibody indicated for the treatment of adult and pediatric (12 years and older) patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer that has progressed following treatment with a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan.

Citation

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Opdivo (nivolumab) [package insert]. U.S. Food and Drug Administration website. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2025/125554s129lbl.pdf. Revised April 2025. Accessed April 30, 2025.