12 October 2022 - Approval based on data from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-564 trial.
Merck announced that Health Canada has granted approval for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as monotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of adults with renal cell carcinoma at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence following nephrectomy, or following nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions.