Pembrolizumab
|
Keytruda |
MK-3475 |
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor
99
PD-L1/PD-1 antibody
48
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is an antibody that binds to and inhibits PD-1, resulting in activation of T-cell mediated immune response against tumor cells (PMID: 25977344). Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is approved for use in patients with melanoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, urothelial carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, MSI-H or dMMR solid tumors, PD-L1 expressing NSCLC, gastric cancer, GEJ adenocarcinoma, and cervical cancer, in combination with pemetrexed and platinum in non-squamous NSCLC with no EGFR or ALK mutations, and in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel/nab-paclitaxel in squamous NSCLC (FDA.gov). |