Approval is based on the results from the Phase 3 CCTG IND.227/KEYNOTE-483 trial
KIRKLAND, QC, April 22, 2025 /CNW/ -- Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, 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 (MPM). The approval is based on data from the pivotal Phase 3 IND.227/KEYNOTE-483 trial, which demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall response rate (ORR) in patients randomized to KEYTRUDA® in combination with chemotherapy compared with patients randomized to chemotherapy alone. This pivotal trial was led by the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute of Naples (NCIN) and the Intergroupe Francophone de Cancérologie Thoracique (IFCT).
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