Topline results from the pivotal phase III KEYNOTE-859 trial investigating Keytruda (pembrolizumab), in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma, were positive.
FDA approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by Keytruda as a single agent, for the treatment of adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma.
