Keytruda, Tecentriq Face Efficacy Questions In Urothelial Cancer
Executive Summary
Monotherapy patients with tumors that have low PD-L1 expression experienced decrease survival in two confirmatory trials; however, the immune checkpoint inhibitors’ accelerated approvals are unlikely to be affected pending final results comparing use in combination with chemotherapy to chemo alone.
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