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Merck Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
2014-10-27 11:45:00| Merck.com - Research & Development News
Dateline City: WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today 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 Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutation-negative, and Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) rearrangement-negative non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease has progressed on or following platinum-based chemotherapy. Language: English Contact: Media Contacts:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558orClaire Mulhearn, 908-236-1118orInvestor Contacts:Joseph Romanelli, 908-423-5185orJustin Holko, 908-423-5088 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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