FDA Eyeing Other PD-1/L1 Drugs With Clinical Hold On Keytruda Myeloma Trials

Merck previously disclosed the clinical hold on the three trials at the beginning of July; FDA says its announcement is meant to inform patients and healthcare providers about the danger of the safety signal.

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US FDA has detailed the data that led to a clinical hold on Keytruda multiple myeloma trials

The US FDA announced it is expanding its investigation into the broader field of PD-1/PD-L1 cancer drugs more than a month after the news of a clinical hold on three of Merck & Co. Inc.'s multiple myeloma clinical trials for Keytruda (pembrolizumab).

Merck announced the hold July 5, pausing three combination trials of Keytruda with Celgene Corp.'s immunomodulatory thalidomide analogues Pomalyst...

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