The trial, which took place in China, was hotly anticipated as Keytruda has been the standard of care in this lucrative setting since its approval in 2017. Approximately 80% of patients have a PD ...

Among patients with high-risk muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma, postsurgical Keytruda extended the time some lived without signs of cancer. Patients with high-risk muscle-invasive urothelial ...

Merck (NYSE:MRK) announced Saturday that its anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as part of a combination regimen reduced the risk of death by 20% as a first-line option for certain ...

The company (MRK) said the approval is the first for Keytruda to treat MPM in the U.S. and is in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy. MPM is a rare and aggressive malignancy ...

The overall response rate was significantly higher for Keytruda plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone (52% versus 29%). The approval marks first indication for Keytruda in MPM in the US ...

Merck’s (NYSE:MRK) anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda as part of a combination regimen with Eisai’s (OTCPK:ESALF) (OTCPK:ESAIY) Lenvima has reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 34% in a ...

Keytruda plus chemo has been approved for unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma based on findings from the KEYNOTE-483 trial. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

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 ...