KEYTRUDA Receives New Approvals in Japan for perioperative Patients With NSCLC and in Radically Unresectable Urothelial Carcinoma
“For certain patients in Japan who are diagnosed with resectable non-small cell lung carcinoma and radically unresectable urothelial carcinoma, there is a need for new, effective treatment options,” said Dr. Marjorie Green, senior vice president and head of oncology, global clinical development, Merck Research Laboratories. “With these new approvals, we look forward to providing KEYTRUDA as monotherapy and in combination with other treatment regimens as we aim to address the unmet needs of these patients.”
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