FDA Grants Priority Review for KEYTRUDA and KEYTRUDA QLEX™, Each in Combination with Padcev, for Cisplatin-ineligible Patients with MIBC
“New options for muscle-invasive bladder cancer are vital — patients who are ineligible for chemotherapy have not seen a treatment advance beyond surgery in decades,” said Dr. Marjorie Green, senior vice president and head of oncology, global clinical development, Merck Research Laboratories. “With the FDA’s priority review, we are one step closer to offering KEYTRUDA or KEYTRUDA QLEX plus Padcev as a potential treatment option to these patients with MIBC who are ineligible for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy and have such high unmet medical need.”
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