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Merck's Keytruda First-Line Improves Esophageal Cancer Survival

Regardless Of Histology, When Combined With Chemotherapy

 
• By John Davis

Merck & Co is working hard to extend the indications for Keytruda, and reports the checkpoint inhibitor significantly improves overall survival and PFS when combined with chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of metastatic esophageal cancer.    

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Merck & Co., Inc.’s anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda (pembrolizumab), combined with chemotherapy, has improved the two primary endpoints, overall survival and progression-free survival (PFS), when used first line for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic esophageal cancer, according to the results of an interim analysis of the pivotal Phase III KEYNOTE-590 trial.

Further details of the clinical benefit associated with Keytruda in earlier lines of therapy than the currently approved esophageal cancer...

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