Two new EC approvals for Merck’s Keytruda

24 October 2024

The European Commission (EC) has approved two new indications for Keytruda (pembrolizumab), Merck & Co’s (NYSE: MRK) anti-PD-1 therapy, in gynecologic cancers.

The first approval is for Keytruda, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, for the first-line treatment of primary advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy, the US pharma giant noted.

The second approval is for Keytruda, in combination with chemoradiotherapy (CRT), for the treatment of FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) 2014 Stage III-IVA locally advanced cervical cancer in adults who have not received prior definitive therapy.

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