Merck announced that the US FDA has approved Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic biliary tract cancer (BTC), in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin. This brings the total number of US approved gastrointestinal-related indications for Keytruda® to six.
In October the FDA approved Keytruda® for the treatment of patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, and then continued as a single agent as adjuvant treatment after surgery.