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.
GSK's Jemperli First-Line Endometrial Cancer Approval Fillip Ahead Of Keytruda Advance
With Restricted Label
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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