Ph 3 KEYNOTE-A18 Trial Met Primary Endpoint of PFS in Patients With Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer
“The role of KEYTRUDA is already established in certain patients with persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer, and these results reinforce our research efforts in earlier stages of disease where there is a greater potential for better outcomes,” said Dr. Gursel Aktan, vice president, global clinical development, Merck Research Laboratories. “We are encouraged by these results that show treatment with KEYTRUDA significantly improved progression-free survival for patients with newly diagnosed high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer. We thank the patients, investigators and our partners at ENGOT and GOG for their important contributions to this study and look forward to sharing these results with the medical community.”
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