ApprovalJun 12, 2026137 days ago
FDA approves KEYTRUDA with WELIREG for adjuvant clear cell renal cell carcinoma
The FDA approved Merck &’s KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) + WELIREG (belzutifan) for Adjuvant clear cell renal cell carcinoma on Jun 12, 2026. The company can now sell it in that market.
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DetailsRegulatory approval
- Company
- Merck & Co., Inc. MRK
- Drug
- KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) + WELIREG (belzutifan)
- For
- Adjuvant clear cell renal cell carcinoma
- Stage
- Regulatory (sBLA)
- When
- Jun 12, 2026
- Source note
- First approved PD-1 plus HIF-2alpha inhibitor combination, cleared for adjuvant treatment of ccRCC patients at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence after nephrectomy.
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