Assessment Status | Rapid Review Complete |
HTA ID | 23070 |
Drug | Pembrolizumab |
Brand | Keytruda® |
Indication | Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) is indicated in combination with fluoropyrimidine and platinum-containing chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in adults whose tumours express PD-L1 with a CPS ≥ 1 |
Assessment Process | |
Rapid review commissioned | 21/11/2023 |
Rapid review completed | 18/12/2023 |
Rapid review outcome | A full HTA is recommended to assess the clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of pembrolizumab compared with the current standard of care. |