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Milestone PBAC victory finally here

Posted 2 February 2026 AM

MSD has finally got its long-sought recommendation from the PBAC for a broad cancer listing for Keytruda and the more than 30 indications approved by the TGA.

At its December Intracycle Meeting the PBAC recommended a broad listing of Keytruda for the treatment of advanced or metastatic cancers, after MSD addressed the Committee's concerns from the July 2025 submission regarding access for patients with rare cancers, concerns which had left MSD 'bewildered'.

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