Merck & Co., Inc. stands to expand its lead among PD-1 and PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors in cancers affecting women with new interim Phase III results for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in newly diagnosed, high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer, given the checkpoint inhibitor’s existing approvals in cervical cancer indications as well as in other gynecological cancers.
Merck’s Keytruda Further Entrenches Women’s Oncology Position With Cervical Cancer Results
Merck said the KEYNOTE-A18 trial in newly diagnosed, high-risk locally advanced patients met its PFS co-primary endpoint, while results for the OS endpoint were not yet mature.
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