Why Merck’s CHMP win for KEYTRUDA plus Padcev matters in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Merck’s bladder cancer push is moving earlier in Europe. KEYTRUDA plus Padcev could reset cisplatin-ineligible MIBC care.
PADCEV plus Keytruda meets survival endpoints in cisplatin-eligible bladder cancer patients
Astellas Pharma Inc. and Pfizer Inc. have announced that their antibody-drug conjugate PADCEV (enfortumab vedotin), in combination with the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab (marketed as Keytruda by Merck), met key survival endpoints in the Phase 3 EV-304 trial. In cisplatin-eligible patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), the combination significantly improved both event-free survival and overall survival […]