{"id":360640,"date":"2026-04-13T15:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=360640"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:05:55","slug":"keytruda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/keytruda\/","title":{"rendered":"Keytruda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> Keytruda is now being used worldwide to treat lung, cervical, renal cell, and aggressive breast cancers, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>About Keytruda<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_360642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360642\" style=\"width: 356px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-360642\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download.jpg?resize=356%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"245\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Keytruda official<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keytruda is the<\/span><b> brand n<\/b><b>ame of pembrolizumab,<\/b> which is an <b>immunotherapy drug used to treat several cancers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Manufactured by: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>manufactured by Merck &amp; Co (MSD)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a US-based pharmaceutical company.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It belongs to a<\/span><b> class of drugs called checkpoint inhibitors,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which help the immune system fight cancer.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These drugs <\/span><b>remove the \u201cbrakes\u201d that prevent T cells<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from attacking cancer cells.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>belongs to the category of monoclonal antibodies.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Monoclonal antibodies<\/strong> are <strong>laboratory-made<\/strong> molecules designed to <strong>bind to specific targets<\/strong>. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They help the <strong>immune system identify and destroy cancer cells<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>How it works:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Pembrolizumab<\/strong> works<strong> by attaching to PD-1 receptors on T cells. <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This prevents the interaction between PD-1 receptors on T cells and PD-L1 receptors on cancer cells.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result<strong>, T cells are able to recognize and attack cancer cells.<\/strong> In this way, Keytruda uses the body\u2019s own immune system to fight cancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Cost and Dosage: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recommended dosage of Keytruda is <strong>200 mg every three weeks<\/strong>. <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each 100 mg vial costs <strong>more than \u20b91.5 lakh.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Availability in India: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keytruda and other monoclonal antibodies are available in tertiary care hospitals across India.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> India\u2019s <strong>first<\/strong> indigenous CAR-T therapy, called <strong>NexCar19<\/strong>, has been developed by <strong>ImmunoAct<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Use:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is being used globally<strong> to treat several cancers, including lung cancer, cervical cancer, renal cell cancer, and aggressive breast cancer.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2>About Immunotherapy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immunotherapy is a type of treatment that <strong>trains the immune system to fight diseases, especially cancer.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <strong>often used along with other treatments<\/strong> such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Immunotherapy vs Chemotherapy:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemotherapy and radiotherapy work by directly killing cancer cells, but they also damage healthy cells.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast, <strong>immunotherapy<\/strong> helps the immune system identify and <strong>destroy cancer cells while sparing healthy cells<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Keytruda is now being used worldwide to treat lung, cervical, renal cell, and aggressive breast cancers, among others. About Keytruda Keytruda is the brand name of pembrolizumab, which is an immunotherapy drug used to treat several cancers. Manufactured by: It is manufactured by Merck &amp; Co (MSD), a US-based pharmaceutical company. 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