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Study: Merck and Daiichi's Lung Cancer Treatment Shows Promise
MRK and Daiichi Sankyo's patritumab deruxtecan shows statistically significant progression-free survival improvement in previously treated EGFR-mutated NSCLC.
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Merck's Keytruda Secures First FDA-Approval For Rare Form Aggressive Cancer
Wednesday, the FDA approved Merck & Co Inc’s (NYSE:MRK) Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). The approval marks the first indication for Keytruda in MPM in the U.S. Also Read: Merck/Daiichi Sankyo Partnered Lung Cancer Candidate Meets Primary Goal In Late-Stage Study. MPM is a rare, aggressive cancer that forms in the lining of
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Merck/Daiichi Sankyo Partnered Lung Cancer Candidate Meets Primary Goal In Late-Stage Study
Tuesday, Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) released topline data from the HERTHENA-Lung02 phase 3 trial of patritumab deruxtecan in patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received prior EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment. The study met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS), with patritumab deruxtecan demonstrating a statistically significant improvement versus platinum plus pemetrexed induction chemotherapy followed
