New Findings Show Anti-Tumor Activity of KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab) in Patients with Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
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Source: Merck.com - Product News - September 26, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Data in Nine Difficult-to-Treat Cancers from Merck ’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Development Program to be Presented at European Cancer Congress 2015, Including Data in Four New Cancer Types: ...
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Source: Merck.com - Product News - September 21, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Data in Nine Difficult-to-Treat Cancers from Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Development Program to be Presented at European Cancer Congress 2015, Including Data in Four New Cancer Types: ...
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. ...Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Anal Cancer, Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Biliary Tract Cancer Data to Include First-Time Findings on the Potential Importance of PD-L2 Expression in Predicting Patient Responsiveness to Anti-PD-1 Therapy KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that new data investigating the anti-tumor activity of KEYTRUDA® (pembr...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - September 21, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Merck Highlights Its Commitment to Infectious Disease with 40 Presentations of Data at ICAAC/ICC 2015
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 more than 40 presentations of data on a number of Merck’s investigational and established infectious disease products are scheduled for the upcoming Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) and International Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection (ICC) joint meeting in San Diego, Sept. 17-21. Language: ...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - September 16, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Merck and Samsung Bioepis Announce Approval of BRENZYS ™ (Etanercept), a Biosimilar of Enbrel, in Korea
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Source: Merck.com - Product News - September 8, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Merck and Samsung Bioepis Announce Approval of BRENZYS™ (Etanercept), a Biosimilar of Enbrel, in Korea
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. & SEOUL, South Korea First Product from Global Partnership to Deliver High-Quality Biosimilars to Help Meet Needs of Patients and Healthcare Systems Worldwide KENILWORTH, N.J. & SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. today announced the approval of BRENZYS™ (etanercept), a biosimilar of the immunology medicine Enbrel, by the Ministry o...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - September 8, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

New Analyses from the IMPROVE-IT Outcomes Study of VYTORIN® (ezetimibe and simvastatin) and the TECOS Cardiovascular Safety Trial of JANUVIA® (sitagliptin) Will Be Presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Additional Real-World Analyses from DYSIS and DYSIS II Assessing the Treatment of Dyslipidemia to be Presented KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that new analyses from the investigational IMPROVE-IT (IMProved Reduction of Outcomes: VYTORIN Efficacy International Trial) study of VYTORIN® (ezetimibe and simvastatin), the TECOS (Trial Evaluating Card...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - August 20, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Merck Recalls TEMODAR® and Temozolomide Bottles with Cracked Caps Due to Failure to Meet Child–Resistant Closure Requirement
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Patients Should Visually Examine Bottle Caps for Cracks and if Cracks are Found, Ensure the Bottles are Stored Out of the Reach of Children Replacement Caps for Patients Are Available Medication Within the Bottles Is Not Affected; Patients May Continue to Take Their Medicine as Prescribed KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, in conjunction with the...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - August 18, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

FDA Accepts Supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck’s Anti-PD-1 Therapy, for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Melanoma, and Grants Priority Review
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Merck Provides Additional Update: FDA Extends Action Date for Additional sBLA in Ipilimumab-Refractory Advanced Melanoma KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy. Merck is seeki...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - August 18, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Merck and MD Anderson Cancer Center Announce Strategic Immuno-Oncology Research Collaboration in Solid Tumors
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. & HOUSTON Clinical Trials to Evaluate Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Combination with Other Medicines and Treatments Across Multiple Tumor Types KENILWORTH, N.J. & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced that they have entered into a strategic clinical research collaboration to evaluate Merck’s anti...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - August 13, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Merck Announces Phase 3 Study of Single-Dose EMEND® (fosaprepitant dimeglumine) for Injection Regimen Met Primary Endpoint in Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Receiving Moderately Emetogenic Chemotherapy
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced results from a Phase 3 study investigating the safety and efficacy of single-dose EMEND® (fosaprepitant dimeglumine) for Injection, Merck’s substance P/neurokinin (NK-1) receptor antagonist, in combination with other anti-vomiting medicines, for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in adult cancer patients receiving moderately emetogenic (vomit-...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - June 29, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

TECOS, Merck’s Cardiovascular Safety Trial of JANUVIA (sitagliptin), Met Primary Endpoint in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Findings Published in the New England Journal of Medicine and Presented at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions Treatment with Sitagliptin Did Not Increase the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in the Primary Composite Endpoint, or Hospitalization for Heart Failure, Compared with Placebo KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today anno...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - June 8, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

Results from Investigational IMPROVE-IT Study of VYTORIN® (ezetimibe and simvastatin) Published in the New England Journal of Medicine
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 New England Journal of Medicine published the results of the IMPROVE-IT trial, an investigational study comparing treatment with VYTORIN® (ezetimibe and simvastatin) to treatment with simvastatin alone in more than 18,000 patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes. Language: English Co...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - June 3, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Prescription Medicine News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

FDA Accepts Supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck’s Anti-PD-1 Therapy, in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Grants Priority Review
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KEYNOTE-001 Data Served as the Basis for U.S. FDA Filing and Breakthrough Therapy Designation in Advanced NSCLC Across Histologies 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 Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - June 1, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news

TESARO and Merck to Collaborate on a Combination Study of Niraparib and KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab)
Dateline City: WALTHAM, Mass., and KENILWORTH, N.J. Clinical Trial Will Evaluate TESARO’s PARP Inhibitor with Merck’s Anti-PD-1 Therapy in Patients with Breast and Ovarian Cancers WALTHAM, Mass., and KENILWORTH, N.J., May 30, 2015 – TESARO, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRO), an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, and Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced a collaboration to evaluate the combination of TESARO’s niraparib plus Merck’s anti-PD1 therapy, KEYTRUD...
Source: Merck.com - Product News - May 30, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Oncology Newsroom Prescription Medicine News Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news