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Merck Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation from U.S. Food and Drug Administration for KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL)
2016-04-18 14:00:00| Merck.com - Product News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Fourth Designation for KEYTRUDA Follows Breakthrough Status in Advanced Melanoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Colorectal Cancer 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 granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). This is the fourth Breakthrough Therapy Designation granted for KEYTRUDA. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558An Phan, 908-255-6325orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986Justin Holko, 908-740-1879 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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