KCCURE APPLAUDS FDA APPROVAL OF NEW COMBINATION THERAPY FOR ADVANCED KIDNEY CANCER
Washington, DC, ——– – The Kidney Cancer Research Alliance (KCCure) welcomes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to approve pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA) in combination with axitinib (INLYTA) as first-line treatment for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Pembrolizumab is an anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor that helps the immune system detect and fight tumors cells. Axitinib is an anti-angiogenic targeted therapy that inhibits the growth of tumors. This is the first approval of an immunotherapy agent used in combination with a targeted therapy for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer. Axitinib as monotherapy is already approved for patients who have progressed on one line of therapy. READ MORE
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