European Medicines Agency ’s CHMP Recommends Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for the First-Line Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Whose Tumors Have High PD-L1 Expression with No EGFR or ALK Positive Tumor...

Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Opinion Based on Findings from KEYNOTE-024 Trial, Which Showed Superior Overall Survival and Progression Free Survival with KEYTRUDA Compared to Chemotherapy First Anti-PD-1 Therapy to Receive a CHMP Positive Opinion for Previously Untreated Patients with Metastatic NSCLCKENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy, for the first-line treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults whose tumors have high PD-L1 expression (tumor proportion score [TPS] of 50 percent or more) with no EGFR or ALK positive tuLanguage: EnglishContact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558Courtney Ronaldo, 908-236-1108orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986Amy Klug, 908-740-1898Ticker Slug:Ticker:MRKExchange:NYSE @Merckread more
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