
Pembrolizumab plus axitinib continued to significantly improve efficacy over sunitinib in patients with previously untreated metastatic renal cell carcinoma, according to updated results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-426 trial.

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Pembrolizumab plus axitinib continued to significantly improve efficacy over sunitinib in patients with previously untreated metastatic renal cell carcinoma, according to updated results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-426 trial.

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