Merck & Co's Keytruda become the first cancer immunotherapy to be approved as a first-line oesophageal cancer treatment in the EU earlier this year, but will now face competition from B
Roche has claimed an earlier-than-expected FDA approval for its checkpoint inhibitor Tecentriq in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), giving the drug a lead in early-stage cases that can be
Merck & Co's FDA approval for Keytruda in advanced liver cancer looks secure, after an Asian clinical trial found that the cancer immunotherapy improved survival in these patients.
There's no shortage of cancer immunotherapies trying to knock Merck & Co's Keytruda off the top of the tree in previously-untreated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
MSD's Keytruda has become the first immunotherapy cleared by NICE for previously-untreated patients with advanced oesophageal cancer, making it an option for routine NHS treatment.