Updated Findings from KEYNOTE-012 for KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab) Show Continued Benefit in Response Rates and Duration of Response Lasting Up to 30 Months in Patients with Previously Treated Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

< div class= " field field-type-text field-field-press-release-city field-fieldpressreleasecity " > < div class= " field-label " > Dateline City: < /div > < div class= " field-items " > < div class= " field-item odd " >
KENILWORTH, N.J. < /div > < /div > < /div > < div class= " field field-type-text field-field-press-release-subheadline field-fieldpressreleasesubheadline " > < div class= " field-items " > < div class= " field-item odd " > < p > Response Rates from KEYNOTE-055 Show Nearly One in Five Patients Responding with KEYTRUDA; Results Confirm Findings from KEYNOTE-012 < /p > < /div > < /div > < /div > < p > KENILWORTH, N.J.--( < a target= " _blank " href= " http://www.businesswire.com " > BUSINESS WIRE < /a > )--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada,
today announced new data with KEYTRUDA < sup > ® < /sup > (pembrolizumab), the
company ’s anti-PD-1 therapy, as a monotherapy from two studies
(KEYNOTE-012 and KEYNOTE-055) in heavily pre-treated patients with
recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Data are being presented at the 52 < sup > nd < /sup > Annual Meeting of the
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Source: Merck.com - Research and Development News - June 6, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Oncology Newsroom Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News #Merck #MRK $MRK ASCO cancer Keytruda MSD Source Type: news