Merck wins 1st FDA approval for Keytruda
Merck wins first FDA approval for Keytruda as a treatment for mesothelioma
Merck & Co. Inc. said Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda as a treatment for malignant plural mesothelioma, a rare cancer associated with asbestos.
Merck's Keytruda Obtains its First FDA Approval for Mesothelioma
Merck & Co., Inc. MRK announced that the FDA had approved its blockbuster anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda (pembrolizumab), for a new indication. The regulatory body has now approved Keytruda in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).
Keytruda Plus Chemotherapy Approved for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
The FDA has approved Keytruda in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy, as first-line Tx of unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Merck's Keytruda Secures First FDA-Approval For Rare Form Aggressive Cancer
The FDA has approved Merck's Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy for first-line treatment of advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Merck: KEYTRUDA Plus Chemotherapy Gets FDA Approval For Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma In Adults
Drug major Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) announced Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its anti-PD-1 therapy
Merck’s Keytruda label expanded in the U.S. for mesothelioma
Merck (NYSE:MRK) announced Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a label expansion for its blockbuster therapy Keytruda to allow its use as a first-line combination therapy for mesothelioma,
Keytruda beaten by Summit’s bispecific in NSCLC
The China-based trial enrolled 398 patients who were randomised to the ivonescimab and Keytruda arms at a one-to-one ratio.
Post-Op Keytruda Boosts Bladder Cancer Outcomes
Folks with "high-risk" bladder cancers -- tumors that had already invaded nearby muscle -- doubled the time they were ...
Merck Gets European Panel Backing for Keytruda in Two Gynecologic Cancers
Merck & Co. said a European Medicines Agency panel recommended expanded approval of the drugmaker's blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda in two types of gynecologic cancers.
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Despite Win Over Keytruda, Summit’s NSCLC Bispecific Still Has Something to Prove
Summit Therapeutics’ ivonescimab has the potential to challenge Merck’s blockbuster checkpoint inhibitor in non-small cell ...
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This experimental lung cancer drug outperforms blockbuster medicine Keytruda. But there’s a catch
In head-to-head clinical trial, Chinese firm Akeso’s ivonescimab beat top-selling drug pembrolizumab sold as Keytruda by Merck. Ivonescimab reduced risk of tumour progression by 49%.
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Fierce Pharma Asia—Merck's collabs with Daiichi, Eisai deliver readouts; Granules hit with FDA manufacturing observations
Merck and Daiichi Sankyo's HER3 antibody-drug conjugate reported a positive phase 3 result in EGFR-mutated lung cancer. Merck ...
A Better Drug Than Merck’s Blockbuster Keytruda? Not So Fast
Merck’s cancer immunotherapy Keytruda is the drug industry’s biggest blockbuster, bringing in $25 billion in sales last year.
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Detailed data show Summit therapy beat Merck blockbuster Keytruda in late-stage lung cancer trial
In a historic first, a therapy developed by Summit Therapeutics beat Merck blockbuster Keytruda in late-stage lung cancer ...
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Merck Loses Around $32B in 3 Months: Time to Sell the Stock?
Merck’s MRK stock has declined around 10.3% in the past three months, losing almost $32 billion of its market value. Merck ...