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Merck (MRK) Announces KEYTRUDA Approved in Japan in Combination With Chemotherapy for First-Line Treatment of Patients With Radically Unresectable, Advanced or Recurrent Esophageal Carcinoma

November 30, 2021 6:45 AM EST

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that KEYTRUDA, Mercks anti-PD-1 therapy, has been approved by the Japan Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) for the first-line treatment of patients with radically unresectable, advanced or recurrent esophageal carcinoma in combination with chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil [5-FU] plus cisplatin) based on data from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-590 trial.

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