Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2025
Health Canada approves Keytruda plus pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy as first-line treatment for adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma
22 April 2025 - Approval is based on the results from the Phase 3 CCTG IND.227/KEYNOTE-483 trial.
Merck announced today that Health Canada has approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab), Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma.
