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Merck's Keytruda Obtains its First FDA Approval for Mesothelioma [Yahoo! Finance]

Merck & Company, Inc. (new) (MRK) 
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The regulatory body has now approved Keytruda in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Pleural mesothelioma is a type of cancer which develops in the tissue that lines the lungs or pleura. This is the first time Keytruda has been approved for the given indication in the United States. Shares of Merck have risen 8.8% so far this year compared with the industry's growth of 24.1%. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Approval Based on MRK's Pivotal KEYNOTE-483 Study The latest approval for Keytruda in first-line MPM was based on data from the pivotal phase II/III KEYNOTE-483 study. Data from the study showed that treatment with Keytruda plus chemotherapy led to a statistically significant improvement in overall survival (OS), reducing the risk of death by 21% versus chemotherapy alone. Treatment with Keytruda plus chemotherapy res Show less Read more
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