Seagen/Genmab's Tivdak Set To Take On Merck’s Keytruda

Accelerated approval of Tivdak in recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer brings Seagen’s fourth cancer therapy and third antibody-drug conjugate to market. Merck is advancing Keytruda in r/mCC as well.

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Seagen gets its fourth FDA approval and third ADC with Tivdak okay

Seagen Inc. and Genmab A/S have the first approved antibody-drug conjugate for cervical cancer and are looking to compete with a true heavyweight, Merck & Co., Inc.’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab), in the disease.

Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin) obtained US Food and Drug Administration approval for second-line or later recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer on 20 September, just one day after the companies reported data...

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