ODAC votes decisively in support of PD-L1 expression as predictive biomarker for checkpoint inhibitors

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.