Merck ’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Demonstrates Superior Progression-Free and Overall Survival Compared to Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung 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 > KEYNOTE-024 Studied Patients Whose Tumors Expressed High Levels of PD-L1 < /p > < /div > < /div > < /div > < p > KENILWORTH, N.J.--( < a target=...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - June 16, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News #Merck #MRK $MRK cancer Keytruda MSD NYSE:MRK Source Type: news

Merck Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation from U.S. Food and Drug Administration for KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab) in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL)
< 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 > Fourth Designation for KEYTRUDA Follows Breakthrough Status in Advanced Melanoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Colorectal Cancer < /p > < /di...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - April 18, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News #Merck #MRK $MRK cancer Hodgkin Lymphoma Keytruda MSD NYSE:MRK Source Type: news

FDA Accepts Supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab) in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer, and Grants Priority Review
< 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 > < 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 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the supplemental Biologics License Application (sB...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - April 13, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News #Merck #MRK $MRK cancer FDA Head and Neck Cancer Keytruda NYSE:MRK Source Type: news

FDA Accepts Supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer, and Grants Priority Review
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy, for the treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) with disease progression on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy. La...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - April 13, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News #Merck #MRK $MRK cancer FDA Head and Neck Cancer Keytruda NYSE:MRK Source Type: news

Merck Receives Complete Response Letter from the U.S. FDA for ZETIA ® (ezetimibe) and VYTORIN® (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
< 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 > < 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, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter regarding Merck ' s Supplemental New ...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - February 15, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Merck Receives Complete Response Letter from the U.S. FDA for ZETIA® (ezetimibe) and VYTORIN® (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter regarding Merck's Supplemental New Drug Applications for ZETIA® and VYTORIN® for the reduction of the risk of cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, hospitalization for unstable angina, or need for revascularization) in patients with c...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - February 15, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Merck Receives FDA Approval of ZEPATIER ™ (elbasvir and grazoprevir) for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 or 4 Infection in Adults Following Priority Review
< 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 > ZEPATIER Achieves High Cure Rates (SVR12) in Broad Range of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection, Including Those with Compensated...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - January 28, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News #Merck #MRK $MRK Hepatitis NYSE:MRK Source Type: news

Merck ’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Significantly Improves Survival Compared to Chemotherapy in Previously-Treated Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Whose Tumors Express Any Level of PD-L1
< 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 > KEYNOTE-010 Published in The Lancet and to be Presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Asia 2015 Congress < /p > < /div > <...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - December 19, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News #Merck #MRK $MRK Keytruda Melanoma MSD pembrolizumab Source Type: news

Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Significantly Improves Survival Compared to Chemotherapy in Previously-Treated Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Whose Tumors Express Any Level of PD-L1
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KEYNOTE-010 Published in The Lancet and to be Presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Asia 2015 Congress KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced results from the pivotal KEYNOTE-010 study, the first study of its kind to evaluate the potential of an immunotherapy compared to chemotherapy based on prospective measurement of PD-L1 expression ...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - December 19, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News #Merck #MRK $MRK Keytruda Melanoma MSD pembrolizumab Source Type: news

FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Merck ’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Melanoma
< 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 > KEYTRUDA is Now the First and Only Anti-PD-1 Therapy to Achieve Superior Overall Survival Compared to Ipilimumab < /p > < /div > < /div > < /div...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - December 18, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News #Merck #MRK $MRK Keytruda Melanoma MSD NYSE:MRK Source Type: news

FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Melanoma
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KEYTRUDA is Now the First and Only Anti-PD-1 Therapy to Achieve Superior Overall Survival Compared to Ipilimumab KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded indication for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 (programmed death receptor-1) therapy, to include the first-...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - December 18, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News #Merck #MRK $MRK Keytruda Melanoma MSD NYSE:MRK Source Type: news

Lilly and Merck Expand Immuno-Oncology Collaboration Adding Abemaciclib and KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab) Combination Trial
< 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 " > INDIANAPOLIS and KENILWORTH, N.J. < /div > < /div > < /div > < p > INDIANAPOLIS and KENILWORTH, N.J. – Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced another immuno-oncology collaboration that will evaluate abemaciclib (LY2835219), Lilly’s cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4 and 6 inhibitor, and Merck’s KEYT...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - December 10, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Lilly and Merck Expand Immuno-Oncology Collaboration Adding Abemaciclib and KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Combination Trial
Dateline City: INDIANAPOLIS and KENILWORTH, N.J. INDIANAPOLIS and KENILWORTH, N.J. – Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced another immuno-oncology collaboration that will evaluate abemaciclib (LY2835219), Lilly’s cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4 and 6 inhibitor, and Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in a Phase I study across multiple tumor types. Language: English read more (Source: Merck.com - Product News)
Source: Merck.com - Product News - December 10, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Findings Across a Range of Hematological Cancers Add to The Growing Breadth of KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab) Data
< 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 > New Findings Presented at 57th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in Difficult-to-Treat Blood Cancers Including Multiple Myeloma ...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - December 8, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News #Merck #MRK $MRK ASH cancer Keytruda NYSE:MRK Source Type: news

Merck Announces Initial Results for KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab) with Novel Immunotherapy Combinations from Three Investigational Studies Presented at the Society for Melanoma Research International Congress
< 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 > In Addition, Longer Term Follow-Up Single-Agent Data for KEYTRUDA Shows Continued Superior Overall Response Rate and Progression Free Sur...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - November 21, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News #Merck #MRK $MRK cancer Keytruda MSD NYSE:MRK Source Type: news