Regulatory approval

Published by the European Medicines Agency.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized pembrolizumab as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma whose tumors express PD-L1 with a tumor proportion score >= 50% and who have progressed on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy.

This is written in the approval document as:

KEYTRUDA as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in adults whose tumours express PD-L1 with a >= 50% TPS and progressing on or after platinum -containing chemotherapy.

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.

Type	Biomarker(s)	Cancer type	Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+)	PD-L1 >= 50%	Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma	Pembrolizumab