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GSK's Jemperli First-Line Endometrial Cancer Approval Fillip Ahead Of Keytruda Advance

With Restricted Label

 
• By Ayisha Sharma

The major’s PD-L1 inhibitor is the first to win US approval for the treatment of first-line endometrial cancer in combination with chemotherapy, but an unsurprisingly narrow label means rival Merck & Co.’s Keytruda could still make a splash in this indication.  

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There Are 60,000 New Cases Of Endometrial Cancer Each Year In the US • Source: Shutterstock
Key Takeaways:

  • The label is limited to in mismatch repair deficient or microsatellite instability-high disease.

GSK plc’s Jemperli has received a US Food and Drug Administration green light for use with chemotherapy in mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) first-line endometrial cancer earlier than expected, but competition from Merck & Co., Inc. is on the horizon.

Jemperli (dostarlimab) first won US approval in 2021 for second-line treatment of patients with dMMR recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer,...

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