New FDA Approvals: FDA Broadens Keytruda Use in Cervical Cancer

Jan. 12: The FDA broadened the label of Merck & Co., Inc.’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to include, in combination with chemoradiotherapy, the treatment of people with FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) 2014 Stage III-IVA cervical cancer. The agency initially approved the programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) inhibitor on Sept. 4, 2014. The indication is the drug’s third in cervical cancer and 39th overall. The application was granted priority review. That review was conducted under Project Orbis in collaboration with the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration and the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, and it used the Assessment Aid. Dosing is 200 mg every three weeks or 400 mg every six weeks via a 30-minute intravenous infusion. The agent’s price for every-three-weeks dosing is $11,115; for every-six-weeks dosing, it’s $22,230.

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Angela Maas

Angela Maas

Angela has an extensive background of editing, reporting and writing for trade and consumer publications. She has written Radar on Specialty Pharmacy since she joined AIS Health in 2005 and has broad knowledge of the various issues at play within the space. She also has written for Spotlight on Market Access since its 2017 launch. Before joining AIS Health, she was managing editor at Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit News Canada and managing editor at Hem Aware (a hemophilia publication), Lupus Living and Momentum (a multiple sclerosis publication). She has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in British literature from Arizona State University.

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