Pfizer is pushing ahead with its effort to jump back into immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy with new Phase III results showing efficacy for its subcutaneous PD-1 inhibitor sasanlimab in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).
Pfizer Aims To Have First PD-1 Inhibitor Approved In Early NMIBC Setting
The drug maker announced positive topline Phase III results for its subcutaneous PD-1 inhibitor sasanlimab in first-line, BCG-naïve non-muscle invasive bladder cancer combined with BCG.

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