FDA Grants Priority Review to sBLA for KEYTRUDA Plus PADCEV for the 1L Treatment of Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
“The FDA’s acceptance of this application for priority review, as well as under the RTOR program, underscores the urgency to bring this treatment option that has demonstrated an OS benefit over chemotherapy to more patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma,” said Dr. Eliav Barr, senior vice president and head of global clinical development, chief medical officer, Merck Research Laboratories. “We look forward to working closely with the FDA to provide this important option to patients as quickly as possible.”
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