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KEYTRUDA (Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd)
Product name
KEYTRUDA
Date registered
Evaluation commenced
Decision date
Approval time
149 working days (255)
Active ingredients
pembrolizumab
Registration type
EOI
Indication
KEYTRUDA (powder for injection, solution for injection) is now also indicated as monotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with NSCLC expressing PD-L1 [tumour proportion score (TPS) ≥1%] as determined by a validated test, with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumour aberrations, and is:
- stage III where patients are not candidates for surgical resection or definitive chemoradiation, or
- metastatic.