Regulatory approval
Published by the European Medicines Agency. Approved
Tevimbra, in combination with platinum and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy, is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with HER2-negative locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma whose tumours express PD-L1 with a tumour area positivity (TAP) score >= 5%.
This is written in the approval document.
Citation
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) | PD-L1 (TAP) >= 5% | Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction | Capecitabine, Oxaliplatin, Tislelizumab | |
| EMA (1) | PD-L1 (TAP) >= 5% | Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction | Cisplatin, Fluorouracil, Tislelizumab |
Contributions
| Date | Contributor | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | Van Allen lab | On 2024-12-19, the EMA published an EPAR - Assessment report - Variation for Tevimbra (tislelizumab) that added an extension indication to tislelizumab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) whose tumours express PD-L1 with a tumor area positivity (TAP) score >= 5%. |
| 2024-11-25 | European Medicines Agency | Indication received approval from the European Commission. |