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CHMP adopts positive opinion of Keytruda + Padcev for unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma

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The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of Keytruda in combination with Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv), an antibody-drug conjugate, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

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