Merck wins 1st FDA approval for Keytruda
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,
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 ...
Merck wins first FDA approval for Keytruda as a treatment for mesothelioma
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 ...
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 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).
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Japan’s MHLF approves Padcev with Keytruda for first-line treatment of radically unresectable urothelial carcinoma
Japan’s MHLF approves Padcev with Keytruda for first-line treatment of radically unresectable urothelial carcinoma: Tokyo Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 11:00 Hrs [IST] Astellas ...
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Ahead of adcomm, FDA challenges broad use of PD-1 drugs in stomach cancer patients
Besides stomach cancer, the FDA also raised a similar concern for PD-1 drugs in first-line esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ...
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Keytruda Improves Disease-Free Survival in Some With Urothelial Carcinoma
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 ...
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Merck's Keytruda Secures First FDA-Approval For Rare Form Aggressive Cancer
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 ...
Ten-Year Data for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Demonstrates Sustained Overall Survival Benefit Versus Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced long-term overall survival (OS) data ...