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KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) is First Medicine to be Made Available to Patients Through U.K. Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS) for Advanced Melanoma
2015-03-11 01:01:00| Merck.com - Product News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. EAMS Aims to Give U.K. Patients Access to Promising, Innovative Treatments Prior to European License KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, pembrolizumab, which is marketed in the U.S. under the name KEYTRUDA, is the first treatment to be accepted under the U.K.s new Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS). Pembrolizumab was accepted under the scheme for the treatment of advanced melanoma based on the significance of the early study findings and unmet medical need. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia Contacts:Pam Eisele, 267-305-3558Claire Mulhearn, 908-236-1118orInvestor Contacts:Joseph Romanelli, 908-740-1986Justin Holko, 908-740-1879 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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