Pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck ...

MSD has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its anti-programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) therapy, ...

Merck ( MRK) is a global biopharmaceutical giant with a diversified portfolio that spans across oncology, vaccines, ...

Ravindra Uppaluri, MD, PhD, discusses the background regarding locally advanced head and neck cancer and what the trial design of KEYNOTE-689 entailed.

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Keytruda was approved for locally advanced head and neck cancer before and after surgery, showing improved event-free ...

Merck's Keytruda receives FDA approval for head and neck cancer after showing improved event-free survival in Phase 3 KEYNOTE ...

Merck (MRK) on Friday said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its blockbuster drug Keytruda for ...

Pembrolizumab significantly reduced the risk of event free survival events by 30% compared with standard of care.

The agency approved a perioperative Keytruda regimen based on a 30 percent reduction in the risk of recurrence, progression, or death versus the control arm.

Merck & Co.’s Keytruda has become the first immunotherapy approved by the FDA to be used around surgery to treat resectable ...

Merck has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to expand use of its blockbuster drug, Keytruda, to treat ...