Positive EU CHMP Opinion for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) + Chemo as 1L Treatment for Adult Patients With Unresectable Non-Epithelioid MPM

“The CHMP’s positive opinion marks an important milestone for patients in Europe with non-epithelioid mesothelioma, who experience worse survival outcomes than patients with epithelioid mesothelioma,” said Dr. Gregory Lubiniecki, vice president, oncology clinical research, Merck Research Laboratories. “The positive CHMP opinion moves us closer to offering a new first-line treatment option with a proven overall survival benefit for certain patients in the European Union with this difficult-to-treat cancer.”
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