Keytruda + chemo met primary endpoint as first-line therapy for advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma

Phase III trial of subcutaneous pembrolizumab with berahyaluronidase alfa meets primary endpoints

Merck announced positive topline results from the pivotal phase III MK-3475A-D77 trial.

November 22, 2024

Keytruda improves outcomes in soft tissue sarcoma

Addition of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to standard of care for patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma of the limb significantly improved disease-free survival, according to the results of the SU2C-SARC032 clinical trial led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC, Duke University, and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.

November 15, 2024

Vol.50 No.43

Clinical Roundup

Phase I clinical trial of Keytruda + Lymphir for recurrent solid tumors yields positive preliminary results

Promising preliminary results from an ongoing investigator-initiated phase I clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of a combined regimen of Keytrua (pembrolizumab) and Lymphir (denileukin diftitox-cxdl or E7777) in patients with recurrent solid tumors were announced.

November 15, 2024

Vol.50 No.43

Drugs & Targets

EC approves Keytruda combinations for endometrial carcinoma indication, FIGO 2014 stage III-IVA locally advanced cervical cancer

The European Commission has approved two new indications for Keytruda (pembrolizumab), an anti-PD-1 therapy, in gynecologic cancers.

October 25, 2024

Vol.50 No.40

Clinical Roundup

Keytruda meets primary endpoint as perioperative treatment regimen in resected, locally advanced HNSCC

The phase III KEYNOTE-689 trial evaluating Keytruda (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, as a perioperative treatment for patients newly diagnosed with stage 3 or 4A, resected, locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma met its primary endpoint of event-free survival.

October 11, 2024

Vol.50 No.38

Regulatory News

ODAC votes decisively in support of PD-L1 expression as predictive biomarker for checkpoint inhibitors
Vote may lead to rollback of some indications held by BMS and Merck

The FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee on Sept. 26 voted that PD-L1 inhibitors should not be indicated as a first-line treatment for patients with PD-L1-negative gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

October 04, 2024

Vol.50 No.37

By Jacquelyn Cobb

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Keytruda + chemo met primary endpoint as first-line therapy for advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma

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Phase III trial of subcutaneous pembrolizumab with berahyaluronidase alfa meets primary endpoints

Keytruda improves outcomes in soft tissue sarcoma

Phase I clinical trial of Keytruda + Lymphir for recurrent solid tumors yields positive preliminary results

EC approves Keytruda combinations for endometrial carcinoma indication, FIGO 2014 stage III-IVA locally advanced cervical cancer

Keytruda meets primary endpoint as perioperative treatment regimen in resected, locally advanced HNSCC

ODAC votes decisively in support of PD-L1 expression as predictive biomarker for checkpoint inhibitorsVote may lead to rollback of some indications held by BMS and Merck

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ODAC votes decisively in support of PD-L1 expression as predictive biomarker for checkpoint inhibitors
Vote may lead to rollback of some indications held by BMS and Merck