European Commission Approves KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Treatment, Then Continued as Adjuvant Monotherapy After Surgery for Locally Advanced or Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer at High Risk of Recurrence
Triple-negative breast cancer has a high risk of recurrence within the first five years, so it’s meaningful for patients to have access to new therapies that can reduce the risk of disease progression,” said Dr. Peter Schmid, lead, Centre for Experimental Cancer Medicine, Barts Cancer Institute in London, England. “The approval of this KEYTRUDA regimen marks a turning point for patients with high-risk early-stage TNBC, as they now have an immunotherapy option in early stages of the disease that has demonstrated significant improvements in pathological complete response and event-free survival compared to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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