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|Videos|July 13, 2017
Overview of a Phase III Trial of Pembrolizumab Plus Axitinib in RCC
Author(s)Brian Rini, MD
Brian Rini, MD, professor of medicine, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the basis for the ongoing phase III KEYNOTE-426 trial, which is exploring pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus axitinib (Inlyta) versus sunitinib (Sutent) alone in treatment-naive advanced metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
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Brian Rini, MD, professor of medicine, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the basis for the ongoing phase III KEYNOTE-426 trial, which is exploring pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus axitinib (Inlyta) versus sunitinib (Sutent) alone in treatment-naive advanced metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
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