Eisai and Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. Receive Priority Review From FDA for LENVIMA (lenvatinib) Plus KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Applications
These are the first applications to be submitted in the U.S. for this combination therapy based on Phase 3 clinical data.
- These are the first applications to be submitted in the U.S. for this combination therapy based on Phase 3 clinical data.
- "We appreciate that the FDA has recognized this significant unmet need and the potential for the combination of KEYTRUDA plus LENVIMA in these patients by granting priority review for these applications.
- "\nThe applications in advanced RCC are based on results from the CLEAR study (Study 307/KEYNOTE-581), in which LENVIMA plus KEYTRUDA demonstrated statistically significant improvements in PFS, OS and ORR versus sunitinib.
- These data were presented in March at the virtual Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2021 Annual Meeting on Women\'s Cancer.