Keytruda's Urothelial Cancer Claim Goes From Accelerated To Full Approval, With More Limited Scope
Executive Summary
US FDA showed some regulatory flexibility by relying on longer-term follow-up from Merck’s original single-arm trial, rather than additional confirmatory studies, to retain the first-line claim, but it narrowed the target population to those with the greatest unmet need; Keytruda indication was one of six 'dangling' accelerated approvals re-examined by Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee in April.
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