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KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Demonstrated Improved Health-Related Quality of Life Compared to Chemotherapy in First-Line Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

2016-12-07 08:45:00| Merck.com - Product News

Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. First Presentation of Patient-Reported Outcomes from KEYNOTE-024 Study of Patients with Metastatic NSCLC Whose Tumors Have High PD-L1 Expression (Tumor Proportion Score [TPS] of 50 Percent or More) Findings Presented in Plenary Session at 17 th World Conference on Lung Cancer KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced positive health-related quality of life (HRQoL) findings from an exploratory analysis from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-024 study investigating the use of KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, compared to standard of care (SOC) platinum-containing chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors express high levels of PD-L1 (tumor proportion score [TPS] of Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558Courtney Ronaldo, 908-236-1108orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986Amy Klug, 908-740-1898 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE @Merck read more

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