FDA has granted accelerated approval to the combination of Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus Esai’s Lenvima (lenvatinib) for the treatment of patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma that is not microsatellite instability high or mismatch repair deficient and who have disease progression following prior systemic therapy but are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation.
Amid the flood zone of today’s Washington, the confirmation hearing for Jayanta (Jay) Bhattacharya’s nomination as director of NIH was remarkably calm.
