KEYTRUDA® (Pembrolizumab)

The FDA on June 12, 2025, approved KEYTRUDA® for adults with resectable locally advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) whose tumors express PD-L1 [Combined Positive Score (CPS) ≥1] as determined by an FDA-approved test, as a single agent as neoadjuvant treatment, continued as adjuvant treatment in combination with Radiotherapy (RT) with or without Cisplatin after surgery, and then as a single agent. KEYTRUDA® is a product of Merck.

EMRELIS® (Telisotuzumab vedotin-tllv)

The FDA on May 14, 2025, granted accelerated approval to EMRELIS®, a c-Met-directed antibody and microtubule inhibitor conjugate, for adults with locally advanced or metastatic, non-squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) with high c-Met protein overexpression [≥50% of tumor cells with strong (3+) staining], as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have received a prior systemic therapy. EMRELIS® is a product of AbbVie Inc.

WELIREG® (Belzutifan)

The FDA on May 14, 2025, approved WELIREG® for adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic Pheochromocytoma or Paraganglioma (PPGL). This represents the first FDA approval of an oral therapy for PPGL. WELIREG® is a product of Merck & Co., Inc.