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Padcev-Keytruda Approved in Europe for 1st Line Bladder Cancer
Astellas Pharma said on August 28 that a combination therapy of its antibody drug conjugate Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) and Merck’s PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is now approved in Europe as a first-line therapy for advanced bladder cancer.The European Commission granted…
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