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EC Approves Subcutaneous Administration of Keytruda

This is the first and only subcutaneous immune checkpoint inhibitor in Europe that a health care provider can administer in one minute.

By: Rachel Klemovitch

Assistant Editor

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved a new subcutaneous (SC), or under the skin, route of administration and a new pharmaceutical form (solution for injection) of Keytruda (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy.  Keytruda SC, as it will be marketed in the European Union (EU), [known as Keytruda Qlextm (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph) in the U.S.], is a subcutaneous injection containing pembroli...

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