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FDA approves Welireg with pembrolizumab for renal cell carcinoma

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck's Welireg (belzutifan) in combination with pembrolizumab or pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph (Keytruda Qlex) for the adjuvant treatment of renal cell carcinoma in adults with a clear cell component at intermediate-high or high risk for recurrence following nephrectomy, or following nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions.

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