EMA approves WELIREG® (belzutifan) for advanced clear cell RCC that progressed following a PD(L)-1 inhibitor and at least two VEGF therapies
“The approval of WELIREG in the EU introduces the first and only systemic treatment option for adult patients with certain VHL disease-associated tumors for whom localized procedures are unsuitable, and offers a new option for adult patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma that progressed following a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor and at least two VEGF targeted therapies,” said Dr. Marjorie Green, senior vice president and head of oncology, global clinical development, Merck Research Laboratories. “This is an important moment, and we are pleased that WELIREG, a first-in-class HIF-2α inhibitor, can now potentially help these patients in need.”
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