America’s Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) has received approval from US regulators for two new indications for its immuno-oncology drug Keytruda (pembrolizumab).
The drug may now be marketed for certain patients with locally-advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, a type of bladder cancer, as a first-line and second-line treatment.
The news follows on from recent news that the New Jersey-based drugmaker had won the race to bring the first dual immuno-oncology/chemotherapy treatment to market.
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