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Air pollution may shorten survival of patients with lung cancer

2016-08-05 10:55:59| Green Car Congress

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Mercks KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Approved by the European Commission for Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Whose Tumors Express PD-L1

2016-08-02 23:00:00| Merck.com - Corporate News

Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Approval Based on Trial Results Demonstrating Superior Overall Survival Compared to Chemotherapy in Previously-Treated Patients KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, at a dose of 2 mg/kg every three weeks, for patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients whose tumors express PD-L1 and who have received at least one prior chemotherapy regimen. 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 read more

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Merck Receives CHMP Positive Opinion for KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) for the Treatment of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

2016-06-27 12:00:00| Merck.com - Corporate News

Dateline City: 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. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558Courtney Ronaldo, 908-236-1108orInvestor:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986Justin Holko, 908-740-1879 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more

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Mercks KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Demonstrates Superior Progression-Free and Overall Survival Compared to Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

2016-06-16 12:45:00| Merck.com - Product News

Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KEYNOTE-024 Studied Patients Whose Tumors Expressed High Levels of PD-L1 KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the KEYNOTE-024 trial investigating the use of KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), in patients with previously untreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors expressed high levels of PD-L1 (tumor proportion score of 50 percent or more), met its primary endpoint. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558Courtney Ronaldo, 908-236-1108orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986Justin Holko, 908-740-1879 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more

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London: fatal lung conditions 'more likely' in deprived boroughs

2016-06-06 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: People living in some of Londons most deprived areas have up to twice as much chance of dying from life-threatening lung conditions from cancer to asthma as those in the richest areas, new research has shown. The research, by the British Lung Foundation charity, prompted the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to call for urgent measures to improve air quality and reduce pollution in the capital. The British Lung Foundation conducted a major study, called The Battle for Breath, into respiratory health...

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