Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that PD-L1 (TAP) >= 5% status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Capecitabine, Oxaliplatin, Tislelizumab in patients with Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction.

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

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%.

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.