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KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Showed Continued Overall Survival Benefit Compared to Chemotherapy with Longer Follow-Up in Patients with Previously Treated Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Data to Be Presented at ESMO 2016 Congress

2016-10-09 08:15:00| Merck.com - Product News

Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Results from KEYNOTE-010 Include Improved Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes and 18-Month Findings of Overall Survival and Progression-Free Survival in Previously Treated Patients Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 (Tumor Proportion Score of One Percent or More) KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, demonstrated superiority in overall survival (OS) at 18 months compared to standard of care chemotherapy (docetaxel) in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously treated with platinum-containing chemotherapy whose tumors expressed PD-L1 (tumor proportion score [TPS] of one percent or more), as well as patients with high levels Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558orCourtney Ronaldo, 908-236-1108orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986orAmy Klug, 908-740-1898 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more

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