Monday, 6 July 2020

FDA Approves First-Line Immunotherapy for Patients with MSI-H/dMMR Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for intravenous injection for the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) colorectal cancer. This marks the first immunotherapy approved for this patient population as a first-line treatment and which is administered to patients without also giving chemotherapy.



source https://www.pharmatutor.org/pharma-news/2020/fda-approves-first-line-immunotherapy-for-patients-with-msi-h-dmmr-metastatic-colorectal-cancer

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