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KENILWORTH, N.J.
KEYTRUDA is the Only Anti-PD-1 Therapy Approved in First-Line Treatment of Metastatic NSCLC; KEYTRUDA Demonstrated Superior Progression-Free and Overall Survival Compared to Chemotherapy in Patients Whose Tumors Expressed High Levels of PD-L1
FDA Also Approves a Labeling Update for KEYTRUDA for the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic NSCLC Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 (TPS of One Percent or More) With Disease Progression On or After Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy; 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), the companys anti-PD-1
(programmed death receptor-1) therapy, for the first-line treatment of
patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors
have high PD-L1 expression (tumor proportion score [TPS] of 50 percent
or more) as determined by an FDA-approved test, with no EGFR or ALK
genomic tumor aberrations.
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MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558Courtney Ronaldo, 908-236-1108orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986Amy Klug, 908-740-1898
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