The FDA approval of pembrolizumab for adult and pediatric patients with tumor mutational burden (TMB)≥ 10: a decision centered on empowering patients and their …

V Subbiah, DB Solit, TA Chan… - Annals of …, 2020 - annalsofoncology.org
On 16 June 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated
approval to pembrolizumab for the treatment of 'adult and pediatric patients with
unresectable or metastatic tumor mutational burden-high (TMBH)[10 mutations/megabase
(mut/Mb)] solid tumors, as determined by an FDA-approved test, that have progressed
following prior treatment and who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options'. 1 This
approval was based on efficacy data from 10 refractory solid tumor cohorts enrolled in a …