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Cancer patients face 'absurd' travel insurance costs
2018-06-25 14:01:08| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Patients are struggling to find affordable travel insurance, long after any key treatment is finished.
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European Commission Approves KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) for First-Line Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Whose Tumors Have High PD-L1 Expression with No EGFR or ALK Positive Tumor Mutations
2017-01-31 22:00:00| Merck.com - Corporate News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Approval Based on Data Showing Improved Overall Survival and Progression-Free Survival with KEYTRUDA Compared to Chemotherapy First Anti-PD-1 Therapy Approved in Europe for Previously Untreated Patients with Metastatic NSCLC KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the European Commission has approved KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, for the first-line treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults whose tumors have high PD-L1 expression (tumor proportion score [TPS] of 50 percent or more) with no EGFR or ALK positive tumor mutations. Language: English Contact: For MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558orCourtney Ronaldo, 908-236-1108orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986orAmy Klug, 908-740-1898 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE @Merck read more
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KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Approved as First Anti-PD-1 Therapy in Japan for First-Line Treatment of Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Whose Tumors Express High Levels of PD-L1
2016-12-19 13:00:00| Merck.com - Product News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KEYTRUDA Also Approved for Second-Line Treatment of Patients with Advanced NSCLC Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, has been approved in Japan for the treatment of certain patients with PD-L1-positive unresectable advanced/recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the first- and second-line treatment settings at a fixed dose of 200 mg every three weeks. MSD will manufacture and market KEYTRUDA in Japan and will promote it with Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 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 @Merck read more
European Medicines Agencys CHMP Recommends Mercks KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) for the First-Line Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Whose Tumors Have High PD-L1 Expression with No EGFR or ALK Positive Tumor...
2016-12-16 13:26:00| Merck.com - Product News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Opinion Based on Findings from KEYNOTE-024 Trial, Which Showed Superior Overall Survival and Progression Free Survival with KEYTRUDA Compared to Chemotherapy First Anti-PD-1 Therapy to Receive a CHMP Positive Opinion for Previously Untreated Patients with Metastatic NSCLC KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, for the first-line treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults whose tumors have high PD-L1 expression (tumor proportion score [TPS] of 50 percent or more) with no EGFR or ALK positive tu 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 @Merck read more
Mercks KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Approved by the European Commission for Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Whose Tumors Express PD-L1
2016-08-02 23:00:00| Merck.com - Corporate News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Approval Based on Trial Results Demonstrating Superior Overall Survival Compared to Chemotherapy in Previously-Treated Patients KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, at a dose of 2 mg/kg every three weeks, for patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients whose tumors express PD-L1 and who have received at least one prior chemotherapy regimen. 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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