• FDA extends review of Merck & Co’s Keytruda in lung cancer use pharmaphorum
    December 24, 2018
    US regulators have pushed back the deadline for their review of Merck & Co’s immunotherapy Keytruda in certain patients with untreated lung cancer, after the pharmaceutical company submitted new data.
  • Merck bags adjuvant okay for Keytruda in melanoma pharmaphorum
    December 19, 2018
    Checkpoint inhibitors have already revolutionised the treatment of advanced melanoma, and Merck & Co has just claimed approval for even earlier use of its Keytruda product in Europe.
  • Keytruda approved for combination lung cancer therapy pharmaphorum
    December 18, 2018
    The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Merck & Co’s Keytruda plus chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).....
  • Generex receives IND approval from FDA biospectrumasia
    December 17, 2018
    The combination study builds on previous clinical studies of both AE37 and Keytruda. AE37, a cancer vaccine, was the subject of a 300 patient prospective, randomized and single-blinded Phase II study in patients with breast cancer.
  • Merck gets FDA okay for Keytruda as liver cancer therapy pharmaphorum
    December 12, 2018
    Merck & Co/MSD has won approval in the US for PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda as a treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer, opening up another front in its rivalry with Bristol-Myers Squibb.....
  • Immunotherapy extends the life of head and neck cancer patients pharmatimes
    December 04, 2018
    A new immunotherapy can greatly extend the lives of a proportion of people with advanced head and neck cancer, with some living for three years or more, reports a major new clinical trial.
  • EC green-lights MSD’s Keytruda combo for lung cancer pharmatimes
    November 27, 2018
    The European Commission has approved MSD’s Keytruda for use in combination with Eli Lilly’s Alimta and platinum-based chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of some advanced lung cancers.
  • Thousands of lung cancer patients to get NHS access to Keytruda biospectrumasia
    November 26, 2018
    MSD’s Keytruda should be funded on the NHS via the Cancer Drugs Fund for patients with the certain forms of lung cancer, according to draft guidance from the National Institute for Health
  • Thousands to benefit as NHS funds Keytruda lung cancer combo pharmaphorum
    November 26, 2018
    NICE has said MSD’s cancer immunotherapy, Keytruda, should receive interim funding on the NHS in certain patients with untreated lung cancer, in combination with chemotherapy.
  • Thousands of lung cancer patients to get NHS access to Keytruda pharmatimes
    November 23, 2018
    MSD’s Keytruda should be funded on the NHS via the Cancer Drugs Fund for patients with the certain forms of lung cancer, according to draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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