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FDA approves Keytruda + Padcev for first-line treatment of certain patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer

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FDA approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who are not eligible for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy. 

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