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Padcev/Keytruda Combo Wins US Accelerated Nod for First-Line Bladder Cancer: Astellas
Astellas Pharma said on April 4 that the US FDA has granted accelerated approval for a combination of its antibody drug conjugate Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) and Merck’s PD-1 antibody Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as a first-line therapy for certain bladder cancer patients.…
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