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.
Bristol Myers Squibb has scored a win in its drive to get Opdivo into earlier lines of cancer therapy, getting FDA approval for the drug for post-surgical treatment of invasive bladder canc
The FDA has approved GlaxoSmithKline's latecomer PD-1 inhibitor Jemperli for a second use that will significantly extend the patient population eligible for treatment with the drug.
Merck & Co is looking at a decision from the FDA in December on its application to market Keytruda as a post-surgery treatment for people with kidney cancer, after a priority review.