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KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Treatment Results in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL) Presented at 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology
2016-12-06 01:30:00| Merck.com - Product News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Data from Pivotal KEYNOTE-087 Trial Show Overall Response Rate (ORR) of 69.0 Percent and Complete Remission Rate (CRR) of 22.4 Percent With More than Two Years of Follow-up, Findings from KEYNOTE-013 Show ORR of 58 Percent and CRR of 19 Percent with Responses of 12 Months or Greater in 70 Percent of Responding Patients KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today updated findings evaluating KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, in two trials of patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). In the KEYNOTE-087 and KEYNOTE-013 trials, KEYTRUDA demonstrated overall response rates (ORR) of 69.0 percent and 58 percent, respectively. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558orKim Hamilton, 908-740-1863orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986orAmy Klug, 908-740-1898 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE @Merck read more
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