European Medicines Agency ’s CHMP Recommends Approval of Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Recommendation Is for Adult Patients Who Have Failed Autologous Stem Cell Transplant and Brentuximab Vedotin (BV), or Who Are Transplant-Ineligible and Have Failed BVKENILWORTH, 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 treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL)who have failed autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) and brentuximab vedotin (BV), or who are transplant-ineligibLanguage: EnglishContact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558Kim Hamilton, 908-740-1863orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986Amy Klug, 908-740-1898Ticker Slug:Ticker:MRKExchange:NYSE @Merckread more
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