PEMBROLIZUMAB

Information current as at: 1 July 2026

PBAC meeting date: November 2026

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Submission Details

Brand name:: Keytruda®
Form and strength:: Solution concentrate for I.V. infusion 100 mg in 4 mL
Submission sponsor:: MERCK SHARP & DOHME (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
Condition/indication: (therapeutic use): Muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) eligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy
Listing requested:: To request listing of pembrolizumab in combination with enfortumab vedotin for the perioperative treatment (i.e. before and after surgery) of patients with urothelial carcinoma/MIBC who are intending to undergo radical cystectomy (bladder removal surgery) and are eligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
Funding program:: PBS Section 100 (Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy)
Request authority level:: Authority Required (STREAMLINED)
PBAC Submission type:: Change to existing listing (–)
Comment:: --
Other PBAC consideration:: --

Submission received for:: November 2026 PBAC meeting
2Opportunity for consumer comment:: Open 22/07/2026 and close 16/09/2026 (see PBS Website)
3PBAC meeting:: Has not yet occurred
4PBAC outcome published:: Pending PBAC outcome (see PBAC Outcomes)
5Lodgement of required documentation:
6Agreement to listing arrangements:: Has not yet commenced
7Government processes:: Has not yet commenced
8Medicine listed on the PBS:: Has not yet occurred

PBAC Recommendation:

Please see the Outcomes from the relevant meeting for more information

Case ID

a1298

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23 July 2026

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