New Hematology/Oncology Indications
Keytruda (pembrolizumab)
First cancer treatment approved for microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid tumors.
Actemra (tocilizumab)
First drug approved for giant cell arteritis.
Zelboraf (vemurafenib)
First treatment approved for Erdheim-Chester disease with BRAF V600 mutation.
Stivarga (regorafenib)
First drug approved in almost a decade for hepatocellular carcinoma.
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