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January 11, 2019

Keytruda Receives Five New Approvals in Japan, Including 3 Expanded Uses for Lung Cancer

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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has simultaneously received five new approvals in Japan, including four expanded uses — three for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and one for melanoma — and a new indication ... Read more

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018

Keytruda Seen as ‘Kinder’ and Superior to Standard Therapies for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients in Phase 3 Trial

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Treatment with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) extends in clinically meaningful ways the lives of people with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) compared to standard treatment, especially those whose tumors ... Read more

December 4, 2018

Yervoy, Local Injection of Candidate Therapy Tilsotolimod Shrink Advanced Melanoma Tumors, Trial Shows

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A combination of Yervoy (ipilimumab) and Idera Pharmaceuticals’ investigational tilsotolimod reduced tumors in four out of 10 advanced melanoma patients included in a Phase 1/2 trial. Findings from the ILLUMINATE-204 trial (NCT02644967) were presented at the European ... Read more

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018

FDA Approves Keytruda for Liver Cancer Patients Who Had Received Nexavar

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as a treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) — the most common type of liver cancer — who previously ... Read more

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018

FDA Approves Keytruda-Chemotherapy Combo as First-line Therapy for NSCLC

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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) can now be used in combination with chemotherapy — Paraplatin (carboplatin) plus Taxol (paclitaxel) or Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) — as first-line therapy for patients with metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer ... Read more

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018

Keytruda Elicits Complete Response in 40% of Group of High-risk Bladder Cancer Patients, Early Phase 2 Trial Data Show

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The immune checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) completely eliminated tumors in almost 40% of a group of bladder cancer patients in an ongoing Phase 2 trial, Merck (known as MSD ... Read more

November 7, 2018November 7, 2018

CHMP Favors EU Approval of Keytruda for Advanced Melanoma Patients with Complete Tumor Resection

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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), an arm of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has recommended the approval of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of advanced melanoma ... Read more

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018

Keytruda-Inlyta Combo Extends Survival in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients, Phase 3 Trial Shows

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A combination of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and Inlyta (axitinib) significantly extended the lives of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and delayed disease progression or death, according to a Phase 3 clinical ... Read more

October 24, 2018

Keytruda Improves Survival in Patients with Relapsed or Metastatic Head, Neck Cancer, Interim Data Show

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First-line treatment with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) — alone or in combination with standard chemotherapy — significantly prolongs survival of patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), ... Read more

October 16, 2018

1st Patient Dosed in Trial of IO102-Keytruda Combo in Treating Metastatic Lung Cancer

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IO Biotech has dosed the first patient in a clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of IO102 in combination with Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic ... Read more

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