PEMBROLIZUMAB

Information current as at: 1 May 2026

PBAC meeting date: November 2020
Legend: Completed N In progress Not applicable N Yet to commence

Submission Details

Brand name:
  • Keytruda®
Form and strength:
Please search for and view the medicine's Public Summary Document (PSD) for more information
Condition/indication:
(therapeutic use)
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN)
Listing requested:
Please see PSD for more information
Funding program:
Please see PSD for more information
Request authority level:
Please see PSD for more information
PBAC submission type:
Change to listing (Major submission)
Comment:
--
Submission sponsor:
Merck Sharp & Dome (Australia) Pty Ltd
Other PBAC consideration:
--

Progress Details

Submission received for:
November 2020 PBAC meeting
Opportunity for consumer comment:
Open 26/08/2020 and close 07/10/2020 (see PBS Website)
PBAC meeting:
Held on 04/11/2020
PBAC outcome published:
Not Recommended (see PBAC Outcomes)
Lodgement of required documentation:
Not applicable
Agreement to listing arrangements:
Not applicable
Government processes:
Not applicable
Medicine listed on the PBS:
Not applicable

PBAC Outcome

PBAC Recommendation:
Please see the Outcomes from the relevant meeting for more information

Case ID: a261

Page last updated: 31 March 2026

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