Merck Announces Initial Results for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) with Novel Immunotherapy Combinations from Three Investigational Studies Presented at the Society for Melanoma Research International Congress
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. In Addition, Longer Term Follow-Up Single-Agent Data for KEYTRUDA Shows Continued Superior Overall Response Rate and Progression Free Survival Compared to Ipilimumab KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced findings from three studies investigating the use of KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with three other im...
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

GSK and Merck to Study Immunotherapy Combination as Potential Cancer Treatment
Dateline City: LONDON & KENILWORTH, N.J. Phase I first-in-human study to evaluate GSK’s OX40 agonist GSK3174998 as monotherapy and in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) LONDON & KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GSK and Merck, known as MSD outside the US and Canada, today announced the initiation of a phase I clinical trial designed to evaluate GSK’s investigational immunotherapy GSK3174998 as monotherapy and in ...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - November 3, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Merck Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation from U.S. Food and Drug Administration for KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab) in Advanced Colorectal Cancer
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Source: Merck.com - Product News - November 2, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News #cancer #Merck #MRK $MRK colorectal cancer Keytruda MSD NYSE:MRK Source Type: news

Merck Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation from U.S. Food and Drug Administration for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Designation Based on Results in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer with High Levels of Microsatellite Instability 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 granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy, for the treatment of patients wit...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - November 2, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Merck ’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Shows Superior Overall Survival Compared to Chemotherapy in Patients with Previously Treated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Whose Tumors Express PD-L1
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Source: Merck.com - Product News - October 26, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Shows Superior Overall Survival Compared to Chemotherapy in Patients with Previously Treated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Whose Tumors Express PD-L1
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Merck Plans Regulatory Submissions in the U.S. in late 2015 and in the European Union in Early 2016 KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced topline results from the KEYNOTE-010 study of KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) demonstrating that the trial met its primary objective. Language: ...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - October 26, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

MacroGenics and Merck to Collaborate on Immuno-Oncology Study Evaluating Margetuximab in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for Advanced Gastric Cancer
Dateline City: ROCKVILLE, Md. and KENILWORTH, N.J. Clinical trial to evaluate MacroGenics' Fc-optimized anti-HER2 antibody with Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy in patients with advanced HER2-positive gastric cancer ROCKVILLE, Md.and KENILWORTH, N.J. Language: English read more (Source: Merck.com - Product News)
Source: Merck.com - Product News - October 22, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Incyte and Merck Expand Clinical Collaboration to Include Phase 3 Study Investigating the Combination of Epacadostat with Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) as First-line Treatment for Advanced Melanoma
Dateline City: WILMINGTON, Del. and KENILWORTH, N.J. Pivotal study to evaluate Incyte’s IDO1 inhibitor in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy in patients with advanced or metastatic melanoma WILMINGTON, Del. and KENILWORTH, N.J. -- Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq: INCY) and Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the expansion of the companies’ ongoing clinical collaboration to include a Phase 3 study evaluating the combination of epacadostat, Incyte’s ...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - October 13, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

FDA Approves KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab) for the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 with Disease Progression On or After Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy
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Source: Merck.com - Product News - October 2, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

FDA Approves KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 with Disease Progression On or After Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Patients with EGFR or ALK Genomic Tumor Aberrations Should Have Disease Progression on FDA-Approved Therapy for These Aberrations Prior to Receiving KEYTRUDA 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 KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) monotherapy, the company’s anti-PD-1 (programmed death receptor-1) ...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - October 2, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Merck and DNAtrix Announce Phase 2 Immuno-Oncology Collaboration in Patients with Aggressive Form of Brain Cancer
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. & HOUSTON KENILWORTH, N.J. & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and DNAtrix today announced they have entered into an oncology clinical study collaboration to evaluate the efficacy and safety of DNX-2401, DNAtrix’s oncolytic immunotherapy, in combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in a Phase 2, multi-centered study of patients with recurrent glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer for...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - October 1, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

MARIZEV ® (Omarigliptin), Merck’s Once-Weekly DPP-4 Inhibitor for Type 2 Diabetes, Approved in Japan
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Source: Merck.com - Product News - September 28, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

MARIZEV® (Omarigliptin), Merck’s Once-Weekly DPP-4 Inhibitor for Type 2 Diabetes, Approved in Japan
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 Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) has approved MARIZEV® (omarigliptin) 25 mg and 12.5 mg tablets, an oral, once-weekly DPP-4 inhibitor indicated for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes. Japan is the first country to have approved omarigliptin. Language: English Conta...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - September 28, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

New Data from KEYNOTE-028, Merck ’s Trial Evaluating KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Across a Range of Cancer Types, Presented at 2015 European Cancer Congress
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Source: Merck.com - Product News - September 27, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

New Data from KEYNOTE-028, Merck’s Trial Evaluating KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Across a Range of Cancer Types, Presented at 2015 European Cancer Congress
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Findings Show Anti-Tumor Activity for KEYTRUDA in Two Gastrointestinal Cancers KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced new findings from the KEYNOTE-028 Phase 1b study, the clinical trial investigating the use of the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in multiple, difficult-to-treat cancers. Data from this trial, to be presented at...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - September 27, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news