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Merck's Keytruda extends lung cancer survival in two trials [Reuters (UK)]

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Merck's Keytruda extends lung cancer survival in two trials | Reuters 4 Min Read CHICAGO (Reuters) - Merck & Co’s immunotherapy Keytruda improved survival as a stand-alone treatment for newly-diagnosed lung cancer patients and with chemotherapy for hard-to-treat squamous cell lung cancer, new data released on Sunday showed, further cementing the company’s lead in the most lucrative oncology market. Keytruda is competing with drugs from Roche, Bristol-Myers Squibb and others that also unleash the body’s immune system to attack tumors for dominance in lung cancer. They have racked up approvals for a variety of cancers, but newly-diagnosed lung cancer is seen as the biggest commercial opportunity. The new results, presented at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago, add to the view that Keytruda has “set the floor against which other therapies will need to be compared,” Roy Baynes, head of clinical development at Merck, told Reuters. One trial studied 1,274 Show less Read more
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