Biotechnology The China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted the Biologics License Application (BLA) for Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) in combination with Merck & Co’s (NYSE: MRK) Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as neoadjuvant treatment (before surgery), and then continued after cystectomy (surgery) as adjuvant treatment (after surgery), for adults with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), regardless of their eligibility for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy. 9 July 2026