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European Commission Approves KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) as Perioperative Treatment for Adults With Resectable Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC)

$MRKPress releaseOct 21, 2026, 6:45 AM ETRead the release

The European Commission approved KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) plus Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) as perioperative treatment for adults with resectable muscle-invasive bladder cancer across all 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. It is the first and only PD-1 inhibitor plus ADC regimen approved in the EU for MIBC regardless of cisplatin eligibility, based on the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-B15 trial that showed a 47% reduction in event-free survival events and a 35% reduction in risk of death.

Key figures

Drug Name
KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) plus Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
Phase Of Trial
Phase 3
Trial
KEYNOTE-B15 (EV-304)
Os hazard ratio
0.65
Efs hazard ratio
0.53
Pcr rate control
32.5%
Countries covered
27 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
Os risk reduction
35%
Patients enrolled
808
Efs risk reduction
47%
Pcr rate treatment
55.8%

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