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Keytruda's Third-Line Gastric Cancer Indication Should Go, US FDA Panel Says

 
• By Sue Sutter

Citing changing therapeutic landscape and doubts about utility of checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy in this setting, advisory committee votes 6-2 against maintaining PD-1 inhibitor’s accelerated approval for third-line treatment of advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

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The gastric cancer treatment landscape has brightened, putting a cloud over Keytruda’s accelerated approval for third-line use. • Source: Alamy

A US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended withdrawing accelerated approval of Merck & Co., Inc.’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in third-line gastrointestinal cancer, citing the changing treatment landscape resulting from a recent front-line immunotherapy approval and doubts about the utility of checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy in this cancer.

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US FDA’s Review Performance Held Steady Despite Stormy First Quarter

 
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US FDA’s March Approval Candidates Take Aim At Established Markets

 
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Global Pharma Guidance Tracker – February 2025

 
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EU CHMP Opinions And MAA Updates

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

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