FDA Approves KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) and KEYTRUDA QLEX™ (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph), Each With Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv), as Treatment Before and After Surgery for Adults With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC)
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| Title: | FDA Approves KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) and KEYTRUDA QLEX™ (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph), Each With Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv), as Treatment Before and After Surgery for Adults With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) |
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| Authors: | Merck & Co., Inc. |
| Source: | Business Wire (English). 07/10/2026. |
| Abstract: | Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) and KEYTRUDA QLEX™ (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapies, each in combination with Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv), as neoadjuvant treatment and then continued after cystectomy as adjuvant treatment for the treatment of adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). These approvals represent the first and only PD-1 inhibitor plus antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) regimens approved for adults with MIBC regardless of cisplatin eligibility. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Database: | Regional Business News |
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| Abstract: | Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) and KEYTRUDA QLEX™ (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapies, each in combination with Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv), as neoadjuvant treatment and then continued after cystectomy as adjuvant treatment for the treatment of adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). These approvals represent the first and only PD-1 inhibitor plus antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) regimens approved for adults with MIBC regardless of cisplatin eligibility. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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