Positive EU CHMP Opinion for KEYTRUDA Plus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin as 1L Treatment for Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer
“Patients diagnosed with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic biliary tract cancer face a challenging disease with poor survival outcomes, underscoring the need for new treatment options that may help extend their lives,” said Dr. Marjorie Green, senior vice president and head of late-stage oncology, global clinical development, Merck Research Laboratories. “The CHMP’s positive opinion brings us one step closer to providing a new immunotherapy regimen, which has shown an overall survival benefit compared to chemotherapy alone, to these patients in the European Union.”
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