Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Now Approved in China for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) in Combination with Chemotherapy
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KENILWORTH, N.J.
Third Approval for KEYTRUDA in First-Line NSCLC in China in Less Than One Year
KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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