U.S. FDA approves Merck's Keytruda combo for early breast cancer treatment

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Peak Sales Potential of Merck's (MRK) Keytruda is Underappreciated - Analyst

July 27, 2021 8:11 AM EDT

Earlier today, Merck (NYSE: MRK) announced positive overall survival (OS) results from the pivotal Phase 3 KEYNOTE-355 trial evaluating KEYTRUDA, Mercks anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC).

The final analysis shows first-line treatment with KEYTRUDA in combination with chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel, paclitaxel or gemcitabine/carboplatin) demonstrated a statistically significant and... More