Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that MSI-H status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Ipilimumab, Nivolumab in patients with Colorectal Adenocarcinoma.

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

YERVOY in combination with nivolumab is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with mismatch repair deficient or microsatellite instability-high unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer.

Citation

Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma EEIG. Yervoy (ipilimumab) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/yervoy-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised March 2025. Accessed September 5, 2025.