Merck & Co updates Keytruda findings at ASCO

10 June 2016
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Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) has published updated findings from its Keynote-012 trials for its head and neck cancer drug Keytruda (pembrolizumab) at the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) 2016 conference.

The trial showed continued benefit in response rates and duration of response lasting up to 30 months in patients with previously treated recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

In Keynote-012, for the primary endpoint, findings showed an overall response rate (ORR) of 18%.

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