In late January, a bill to amend the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act cleared key legislation review processes by the…
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Padcev/Keytruda Combo Gets FDA Priority Review for Bladder Cancer
Astellas Pharma said on December 1 that the US FDA accepted for priority review a combination of its antibody drug conjugate Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) and Merck’s PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as a first-line therapy for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial…
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