Keytruda + chemo improved PFS as first-line therapy for advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma, regardless of MMR status

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In a phase III NRG‑GY018 trial investigating Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with standard of care chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) for the first-line treatment of patients with stage III-IV or recurrent endometrial carcinoma whose cancer was either mismatch repair proficient or mismatch repair deficient, the Keytruda regimen demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival for patients, regardless of mismatch repair status. 

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