Merck Eyes Keytruda Indication Update with Phase III Gastric Cancer Data

Merck has announced that its blockbuster drug Keytruda met one of its primary endpoints in a Phase III trial for patients with esophageal cancer. The results are an important step toward full approval of the drug for this indication. Merck is now working with the FDA to update the current indication for Keytruda "to those patients whose tumors are PD-L1 positive" following positive results from ..

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  • · 2023. 6. 19.
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PDS Biotechnology Announces Achievement of Efficacy Threshold in Stage 2 of the VERSATILE-002 Trial Evaluating PDS0101 and KEYTRUDA® in Head and Neck Cancer

PDS Biotechnology has achieved the efficacy threshold in Stage 2 of the VERSATILE-002 trial with PDS0101 and KEYTRUDA® for head and neck cancer. The trial evaluates PDS0101, an HPV-targeted immunotherapy, combined with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy for the treatment of unresectable, recurrent or metastatic human papillomavirus (HPV)16-positive head and neck cancer. Fourteen patients in the immune ch..

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  • · 2023. 6. 15.
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ASCO in Review: Oncologists See Practice-Changing, Affirming Data

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference showcased exciting new data for oncology treatments, with several drugs showing significant success rates. AstraZeneca's Tagrisso was found to outperform a placebo in trials for EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer, Novartis' Kisqali impressed researchers with its ability to treat early breast cancer, and Merck's Keytruda was more ef..

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  • · 2023. 6. 9.
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