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EU Approves Padcev-Keytruda for Earlier Bladder Cancer Use
European regulatory authorities have approved Astellas Pharma’s antibody drug conjugate Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) in combination with Merck’s PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for earlier use in bladder cancer. Astellas said on June 24 that the European Commission gave the green light…
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