FDA approves Welireg with pembrolizumab for renal cell carcinoma (opens in new tab)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck's Welireg (belzutifan) in combination with pembrolizumab or pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph (Keytruda Qlex) for the adjuvant treatment of renal cell carcinoma in adults with a clear cell component at intermediate-high or high risk for recurrence following nephrectomy, or following nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions.