Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada. Approved

KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma and disease progression following ipilimumab therapy and, if BRAF V600 mutation positive, following a BRAF or MEK inhibitor.

This is written in the approval document.

Citation

Merck Canada Inc. Keytruda (pembrolizumab) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00083378.PDF. Published January 2026. Accessed April 2026.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Organizations	Biomarkers	Cancer types	Therapies
HC (1)	BRAF p.V600E	Melanoma	Pembrolizumab
HC (1)	BRAF p.V600K	Melanoma	Pembrolizumab