Weekly Digest - February 2025

Weekly Digest - February 2025

10 Feb 2025: Pfizer and Astellas’ PADCEV (Enfortumab vedotin) plus KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) shows long-term efficacy in first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (la/mUC)

  • The EV-302 trial (KEYNOTE-A39) OS and PFS benefit of Enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab in previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer

  • The combination reduced the risk of death by 49% and the risk of disease progression or death by 52% compared to chemotherapy, with mOS of 33.8 months versus 15.9 months

  • Confirmed objective response rate (cORR) was 67.5% for the combination versus 44.2% for chemotherapy, with a complete response achieved in 30.4% of patients versus 14.5%

  • The safety profile remained consistent, with fewer severe (grade ≥3) treatment-related adverse events in the enfortumab vedotin + pembrolizumab group (61.7%) compared to chemotherapy (71.9%)

  • Enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab is approved for la/mUC in multiple regions, including the U.S., EU, and Japan

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