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FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Locally Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC)

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded label for KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, as monotherapy for the treatment of patients with locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) that is not curable by surgery or radiation. 1) as determined by an FDA-approved test.

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Where's the Synthetic Blood?

Codon

While blood doesn’t fit neatly into the various definitions of an organ , it still comprises a discrete system with specific functions. From Early Transfusion to Component Therapy The earliest documented attempts at blood transfusions involved the transfer of blood from animals to humans in the 17 th century. Always free.

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Positive EU CHMP Opinion for Updated Label of KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab)

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KEYTRUDA is an anti-PD-1 therapy that works by increasing the ability of the body’s immune system to help detect and fight tumor cells. 1%] as determined by an FDA-approved test, with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations, and is stage III where patients are not candidates for surgical resection or definitive chemoradiation, or metastatic.

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Merck Provides Update on KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Indication in Third-Line Gastric Cancer in the US

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved test, with disease progression on or after two or more prior lines of therapy including fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy and if appropriate, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)/neu-targeted therapy. 1) as determined by an FDA-approved test.

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GSK announces FDA approval for Nucala (mepolizumab) for use in adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

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First IL-5 therapy approved as an add-on treatment in the US for adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps to target eosinophilic inflammation Fourth indication for mepolizumab in the US for eosinophil-driven diseases. The mechanism of action for mepolizumab has not been definitively established.

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Sanofi to acquire Kadmon to further strengthen growth of transplant.

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Adds Rezurock™ (belumosudil) an FDA-approved, first-in-class treatment for adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) after failure of at least two prior lines of systemic therapy. Sanofi has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Kadmon Holdings, Inc.

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Shifting Paradigms in PAH Clinical Trials: 7 Key Takeaways for Success

PPD

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapies for treating PAH were primarily vasodilators, designed to overcome the imbalance between vasoactive and vasodilator mediators and to restore endothelial cell function. Historically, the available drugs and U.S. None offers a cure for PAH.