FDA Approves Expanded Indication for KEYTRUDA Plus Padcev for 1L Treatment of Adult Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
“Advanced bladder cancer is a common cause of cancer-related death,” said Dr. Thomas Powles, primary investigator of KEYNOTE-A39, professor of Genitourinary Oncology and director, Barts Cancer Center. “The overall survival benefit seen in the KEYNOTE-A39 trial demonstrates the potential for KEYTRUDA in combination with enfortumab vedotin to impact the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer. In my opinion, this is a meaningful advancement over platinum-based chemotherapy in the systemic treatment of these patients.”
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