Keytruda Poised To Add Early TNBC To Its Resumé As KEYNOTE-522 Hits First Endpoint

A first look at data from Merck & Co’s KEYNOTE-522 trial of Keytruda in early triple-negative breast cancer showed significant pathological response rates and hinted at good things to come in event-free survival, but experts at ESMO want more mature data.

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Early data from the first Phase III trial of an immunotherapy - Merck & Co. Inc.’s Keytruda - in addition to chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant/adjuvant setting in early triple-negative breast cancer are looking promising, with a significant benefit seen on pathological complete response and a trend towards a benefit on event-free survival.

The data from the KEYNOTE-522 trial were presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology meeting in Barcelona, Spain, on...

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