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FDA Approves Updated Indication for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for Treatment.

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In addition, as part of the label update, this indication has been revised to be for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) who are not eligible for any platinum-containing chemotherapy.

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Could Keytruda/Lenvima Combo Help Treat Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma?

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The trial looked at a combination of Keytruda from Merck and Lenvima from Eisai for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The results from KEYNOTE-581/CLEAR (Study 307) support the potential use of KEYTRUDA plus LENVIMA for the first-line treatment of advanced RCC. Merck , also known as MSD outside of the U.S.

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Keytruda/Lenvima combo shows promise in hard-to-treat cancers

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However, the combo treatment performed better in certain cancers compared to others, reporting a response in 32.3% In another phase II trial, Keytruda plus Lenvima demonstrated an ORR between 9.7-32.3% of highly-treated ovarian cancer patients and 29% of previously treated TNBC patients. Source link.

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Merck Receives Positive EU CHMP Opinion for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) together With Chemotherapy surely Patients With Locally Recurrent Unresectable or Metastatic Triple-Negative carcinoma Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 (CPS ?10)

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Triple-negative carcinoma grows and spreads faster than other sorts of carcinoma and consequently features a worse prognosis,” said Dr. Vicki Goodman, vice chairman , clinical research, Merck Research Laboratories. Importantly, this treatment regimen are often utilized in combination with different chemotherapy agents.

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First Anti-PD-1 in Combination With Chemotherapy Approved for the First-Line Treatment of Esophageal and GEJ Carcinoma, Regardless of Histology or PD-L1 Expression

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First Anti-PD-1 in Combination With Chemotherapy Approved for the First-Line Treatment of Esophageal and GEJ Carcinoma, Regardless of Histology or PD-L1 Expression. We are committed to putting patients first and continuing our research to help advance new approaches to potentially extend the lives of people with cancer.

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FDA Accepts Application for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as Single Agent for Certain Patients With MSI-H/dMMR Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma

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The FDA’s acceptance of our application adds to our momentum of advancing new treatment options to address the most challenging cancers facing women,” said Dr. Scot Ebbinghaus, vice president, clinical research, Merck Research Laboratories. Merck has the industry’s largest immuno-oncology clinical research program.

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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-2 Alpha (HIF-2?) Inhibitor WELIREG™ (belzutifan) for the Treatment of Patients With Certain Types of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Disease-Associated Tumors

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inhibitor, for the treatment of adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who require therapy for associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET), not requiring immediate surgery. months (range, 2.8 as assessed by IRC.