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FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Mercks KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) for the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Melanoma

2015-12-18 22:05:00| Merck.com - Product News

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 companys anti-PD-1 (programmed death receptor-1) therapy, to include the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia Contacts:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558orAn Phan, 908-255-6325orInvestor Contacts:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986orJustin Holko, 908-740-1879 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more

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