Addendum
Pembrolizumab (oesophageal or gastroesophageal junction carcinoma) – Addendum to Commission A21-144
Report documents
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Addendum
Pembrolizumab (oesophageal or gastroesophageal junction carcinoma) – Addendum to Commission A21-144
Dossier assessment
First-line treatment of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic carcinoma of the oesophagus or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in adults whose tumours express programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) (combined positive score [CPS] ≥ 10)
Unchanged after addendum:
- Adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus that cannot be treated curatively and whose tumours express PD-L1 (CPS ≥ 10); first-line treatment: hint of major added benefit
- Adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-negative adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus or of the gastroesophageal junction that cannot be treated curatively and whose tumours express PD-L1 (CPS ≥ 10); first-line treatment: added benefit not proven
- Adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus that cannot be treated curatively and whose tumours express PD-L1 (CPS ≥ 10); first-line treatment: added benefit not proven
Additional information
Federal Joint Committee (G-BA)
2022-05-05 A G-BA decision was published.
Project details
- Project no.
- A22-37
- Commission
- Commission awarded on 30.03.2022 by the Federal Joint Committee (GBA).
- Report type
- Addendum
- Status
- Commission completed
- Department/Division
- Drug Assessment
- Topic
- Cancer
- Note
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If the need for additional work on a project commissioned by the GBA arises during consultations, IQWiG submits an addendum. The subsequent decides on the extent of the added benefit concludes the early benefit assessment.
Connected Projects
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Dossier assessment
Pembrolizumab (oesophageal cancer) - Benefit assessment according to §35a Social Code Book V
Status: Commission completed