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KEYTRUDA (Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd)
Product name
KEYTRUDA
Date registered
Evaluation commenced
Decision date
Approval time
142 (255 working days)
Active ingredients
pembrolizumab
Registration type
EOI
Indication
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) is indicated for the treatment of patients with high-risk early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in combination with chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, and then continued as monotherapy as adjuvant treatment after surgery.
KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), in combination with chemotherapy, is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally recurrent unresectable or metastatic TNBC whose tumours express PD-L1 (CPS ?10) as determined by a validated test and who have not received prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease.
Registration process
Priority review
Involves faster TGA evaluation of vital and life-saving medicines for which a complete data dossier is available