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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 Secures First FDA-Approval For Rare Form Aggressive Cancer
Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).
FDA Approves Keytruda Plus Chemo for Pleural Mesothelioma Subset
Keytruda plus chemo has been approved for unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma based on findings from the KEYNOTE-483 trial.
Merck Gets First FDA Approval of Keytruda in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Merck & Co. has won its first U.S. approval for use of its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare cancer that grows in the membrane that lines the walls of the chest and lungs.
First FDA nod for Keytruda in MPM
Merck & Co has announced FDA approval for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) combined with chemotherapy for first-line treatment of unresectable advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). This is Keytruda's first approval in MPM,
FDA approves MSD’s KEYTRUDA as first-line MPM treatment
The approval for the KEYTRUDA regimen is supported by results from the Phase II/III IND.227/KEYNOTE-483 trial.
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).
Merck gets US FDA approval for Keytruda plus pemetrexed & platinum chemotherapy to treat unresectable advanced or metastatic MPM
Merck gets US FDA approval for Keytruda plus pemetrexed & platinum chemotherapy to treat unresectable advanced or metastatic MPM: Rahway, New Jersey Thursday, September 19, 2024,
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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 ...
Bristol, Merck checkpoint inhibitors focus of FDA advisory committee meeting
An FDA advisory panel on Bristol Myers Squibb Opdivo and Merck Keytruda will examine if PD-L1 tumor expression should limit ...
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In a 1st for US, its FDA approves at-home use of nasal flu vaccine; India’s version yet to gain traction
US's FluMist can now be administered by a healthcare provider or by recipient or caregiver aged 18 or above. India's Nasovac ...
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Immunotherapy May Not Benefit All Gastroesophageal Cancer Patients, FDA Staff Says
"If patients with low or no PD-L1 expression are not expected to benefit based on the available data, then administering anti ...
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FDA formalizes protocol for international cancer trials
The FDA issued draft guidance on oncology clinical trials, taking the first steps toward formalizing a position that it's ...
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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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ESMO: Merck unpacks a mixed bag of gynecological cancer results for Keytruda
Even for Merck’s oncology powerhouse Keytruda, the emerging role of immunotherapies in gynecological cancer treatment ...
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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 ...