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Merck Announces Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Lambrolizumab an Investigational Antibody Therapy for Advanced Melanoma
2013-04-24 13:30:00| Merck.com - Research & Development News
Dateline City: WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated lambrolizumab (MK-3475) as a Breakthrough Therapy for the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma. Lambrolizumab is Mercks investigational antibody therapy targeting Programmed Death receptor (PD-1) that is currently being evaluated for the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma, and other tumor types. Language: English Contact HTML: MerckMedia:Caroline Lapppetito, 267-305-7639orInvestors:Carol Ferguson, 908-423-4465orJustin Holko, 908-423-5088 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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