The US Food & Drug Administration’s 29 June approval of another new indication for Merck’s blockbuster anti-PD-1 cancer treatment Keytruda (permbrolizumab) is all too easy to overlook.
Keytruda And FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence: The Regulatory Milestones Keep Coming
Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda keeps piling up new indications, including three approved by US FDA in just two weeks – all during a pandemic. The remarkable therapy has been a centerpiece for an equally remarkable period of regulatory innovation.
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