FDA Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as Monotherapy for Patients with Metastatic Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) with Disease Progression on or After Platinum-Based Chemotherapy and at Least One Other Prior Line of Therapy
Marks First Approval for KEYTRUDA in SCLC
KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada,
today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
approved KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, as monotherapy for the
treatment of patients with metastatic small cell lung cancer (SCLC) with
disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy and at least
one other prior line of therapy. This accelerated approval is based on
tumor response rate and durability of response.
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