European Commission Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Combination with Inlyta® (axitinib) as First-Line Treatment for Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
European Approval Based on KEYNOTE-426 Trial Results Demonstrating Significant Improvement in Overall Survival with KEYTRUDA in Combination with Axitinib Compared to Sunitinib
KEYTRUDA is First Anti-PD-1 Therapy Approved as Part of a Combination Regimen in Europe for RCC Across All IMDC Risk Groups
KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the European Commission has approved KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with Inlyta (axitinib), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). This approval includes patients in all IMDC risk groups.
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