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FDA Approves Mercks KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in Metastatic NSCLC for First-Line Treatment of Patients Whose Tumors Have High PD-L1 Expression (Tumor Proportion Score [TPS] of 50 Percent or More) With No EGFR or ALK Genomic Tumor Aberrations
2016-10-25 00:04:00| Merck.com - Product News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KEYTRUDA is the Only Anti-PD-1 Therapy Approved in First-Line Treatment of Metastatic NSCLC; KEYTRUDA Demonstrated Superior Progression-Free and Overall Survival Compared to Chemotherapy in Patients Whose Tumors Expressed High Levels of PD-L1 FDA Also Approves a Labeling Update for KEYTRUDA for the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic NSCLC Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 (TPS of One Percent or More) With Disease Progression On or After Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy; Patients With EGFR or ALK Genomic Tumor Aberrations Should Have Disease Progression On FDA-Approved Therapy for These Aberrations Prior to Receiving KEYTRUDA KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 (programmed death receptor-1) therapy, for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have high PD-L1 expression (tumor proportion score [TPS] of 50 percent or more) as determined by an FDA-approved test, with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations. 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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