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FDA Approves KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Pemetrexed and Platinum Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for Patients with Unresectable or Metastatic Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

For patients with MPM (Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as a first-line treatment when combined with pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy. Keytruda(pembrolizumab) is an anti-programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) therapy that works by increasing the ability of the body’s immune system to help…