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KENILWORTH, N.J.
Opinion Based on Data from KEYNOTE-010, Which Showed Superior Overall Survival Compared to Chemotherapy in Previously-Treated Patients Whose Tumors Express PD-L1
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada,
announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
(CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive
opinion recommending approval of KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab),
the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, for the treatment of locally advanced
or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults whose tumors
express PD-L1 and who have received at least one prior chemotherapy
regimen.
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MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558Courtney Ronaldo, 908-236-1108orInvestor:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986Justin Holko, 908-740-1879
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