pembrolizumab
( PEM broe LIZ ue mab )
Other Name(s): Keytruda®
Apparence: solution
mixed into larger bags of fluids
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Drug Monograph
aoû 2023
Eligibility Forms
Pembrolizumab - Advanced Melanoma (Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma) and No Prior Ipilimumab Pembrolizumab - Advanced Melanoma (Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma) and Prior Ipilimumab Pembrolizumab - Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Second or Subsequent Line) Pembrolizumab - First-line Treatment of Advanced Esophageal and Esophagogastric Junction Carcinoma Pembrolizumab - Previously Treated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Pembrolizumab - Previously Untreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Pembrolizumab - Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Pembrolizumab (Adult and Pediatric) - Relapsed cHL Post-Autologous Stem Cell Transplant or ASCT Ineligible Pembrolizumab (Adult Who Failed Prior Brentuximab Vedotin) - Relapsed cHL Post-ASCT or ASCT Ineligible Pembrolizumab - In Combo w Carboplatin and Paclitaxel for First-Line Metastatic Squamous NSCLC Pembrolizumab - In Combo w Platinum and Pemetrexed for First Line Metastatic Non-Squamous NSCLC Pembrolizumab - In Combination with Axitinib for First Line Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Pembrolizumab - First Line Treatment of MSI-H dMMR Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Pembrolizumab - Adjuvant Treatment for Renal Cell Carcinoma Pembrolizumab - Previously Treated MSI-H dMMR Advanced Endometrial Cancer Pembrolizumab - In Combination with Lenvatinib for Advanced Endometrial Cancer Pembrolizumab - In Combination with Lenvatinib for First-Line Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Pembrolizumab - Adjuvant Treatment for Completely Resected Stage III or IV Melanoma Pembrolizumab (Adult and Pediatric) - Adjuvant Treatment for Completely Resected Stage IIB or IIC Melanoma Pembrolizumab - Metastatic Persistent or Recurrent Carcinoma of the Cervix Pembrolizumab - Locally Recurrent Unresectable or Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Pembrolizumab - Previously Untreated High-Risk Early-Stage Triple Negative Breast CancerPatient Info Sheet
avr 2023
What it is used for
- For treating certain types of cancers such as skin (called melanoma), non-small cell lung, head and neck, renal cell (kidney), colorectal, endometrial, cervical, bladder or urinary tract, breast, esophageal and others. It is also used to treat some types of lymphomas.
- Pembrolizumab is an immunotherapy drug. For more information on immunotherapy, click here.