Regulatory approval

Published by the European Medicines Agency. Approved

KEYTRUDA, in combination with trastuzumab, fluoropyrimidine and platinum-containing chemotherapy, is indicated for the first-line treatment of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive gastric or gastro -oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in adults whose tumours express PD-L1 with a CPS >= 1.

This is written in the approval document.

Citation

Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. Keytruda (pembrolizumab) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/keytruda-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised January 2024. Accessed March 10, 2024.

Therapeutic response

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

Organizations
Biomarkers
Cancer types
Therapies
Organizations Biomarkers Cancer types Therapies
EMA (1) HER2-positive, PD-L1 (CPS) >= 1 Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction Cisplatin, Fluorouracil, Pembrolizumab, Trastuzumab
EMA (1) HER2-positive, PD-L1 (CPS) >= 1 Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction Carboplatin, Fluorouracil, Pembrolizumab, Trastuzumab

Contributions

Date Contributor Description
2024-10-20 Van Allen lab Adding EMA approvals for use to database
2023-08-23 European Medicines Agency Indication received approval from the European Commission.