European Commission Approves KEYTRUDA + Trastuzumab and Chemo as 1L Treatment for HER2-Positive Advanced GEJ Adenocarcinoma Expressing PD-L1
“Patients in the EU diagnosed with HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer face an aggressive disease associated with a poor prognosis, underscoring the need for additional first-line treatment options for these patients,” said Dr. Scot Ebbinghaus, vice president, global clinical development, Merck Research Laboratories. “With today’s approval of KEYTRUDA, we’re proud that patients whose tumors express PD-L1 with a combined positive score ≥1 and healthcare providers in the EU will have an option that includes immunotherapy for this difficult-to-treat disease.”
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