Regulatory approval

Published by the European Medicines Agency. Approved

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized pembrolizumab in combination with paclitaxel, with or without bevacizumab, for the treatment of adult patients with platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma whose tumors express PD-L1 with a CPS >= 1 and who have received one or two prior systemic treatment regimens.

This is written in the approval document as:

KEYTRUDA, in combination with paclitaxel, with or without bevacizumab, is indicated for the treatment of platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma in adults whose tumours express PD-L1 with a CPS >= 1 and who have received one or two prior systemic treatment regimens.

Citation

Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. Keytruda (pembrolizumab) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/keytruda-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised January 2024. Accessed March 10, 2024.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Organizations
Biomarkers
Cancer types
Therapies
Organizations Biomarkers Cancer types Therapies
EMA (1) PD-L1 (CPS) >= 1 Ovarian Epithelial Tumor Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab
EMA (1) PD-L1 (CPS) >= 1 Ovarian Epithelial Tumor Bevacizumab, Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab
EMA (1) PD-L1 (CPS) >= 1 High-Grade Serous Fallopian Tube Cancer Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab
EMA (1) PD-L1 (CPS) >= 1 High-Grade Serous Fallopian Tube Cancer Bevacizumab, Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab
EMA (1) PD-L1 (CPS) >= 1 Peritoneal Serous Carcinoma Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab
EMA (1) PD-L1 (CPS) >= 1 Peritoneal Serous Carcinoma Bevacizumab, Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab

Contributions

Date Contributor Description
2026-08-02 Van Allen lab Initial curation of into moalmanac-db
2026-03-30 European Medicines Agency Indication received approval from the European Commission.