Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that PD-L1 (TAP) >= 5% status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Capecitabine, Cisplatin, Tislelizumab in patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the European Medicines Agency:

Tevimbra, in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy, is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic OSCC whose tumours express PD-L1 with a TAP score >= 5%.

Citation

BeiGene Ireland Ltd. Tevimbra (tislelizumab) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/tevimbra-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised July 2025. Accessed September 5, 2025.