Keytruda
Recently, concerns have emerged in India over a black market for Keytruda, driven by high costs and limited access.
- Keytruda is the brand name of pembrolizumab, an advanced cancer immunotherapy drug.
- Developed by Merck & Co., it is among the world’s top-selling cancer drugs.
- It belongs to a class called checkpoint inhibitors, which enhance immune response against cancer.
- Works by blocking PD-1 receptors on T-cells, preventing cancer cells from evading immune detection.
- Enables the body’s immune system to identify and destroy cancer cells more effectively.
- Used to treat cancers like lung, melanoma, cervical, kidney, and certain breast cancers.
- Unlike chemotherapy, ....
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