European Commission Approves KEYTRUDA as Adjuvant Treatment for Adults With NSCLC at High Risk of Recurrence Following Complete Resection & Platinum-Based Chemo
“In the unfortunate scenario that non-small cell lung cancer recurs after surgery, most patients have to face limited palliative treatment strategies, underscoring the need to improve treatment outcomes for earlier stages of NSCLC,” said Dr. Solange Peters, chair of the medical oncology and thoracic malignancies department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. “This approval of KEYTRUDA marks the first immunotherapy option approved in the EU for patients with non-small cell lung cancer who are at high risk of disease recurrence following surgery and chemotherapy, regardless of PD-L1 expression.”
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