Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2025
FDA grants priority review for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and Keytruda Qlex (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph), each in combination with Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv), for certain patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer
23 October 2025 - Applications based on Phase 3 KEYNOTE-905 results showing the combination improved event-free survival by 60%, reduced the risk of death by 50% and increased pathologic complete response rates by 48% compared with surgery alone.
Merck today announced that the US FDA has granted priority review for two supplemental niologics license applications for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and Keytruda Qlex (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph), each in combination with Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv), for the treatment of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who are ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
