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Merck's Keytruda (pembrolizumab) Receives the US FDA's Approval for Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Merck's Keytruda (pembrolizumab) Receives the US FDA's Approval for Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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  • The approval is based on P-II KEYNOTE-629 study assessing Keytruda (200mg- IV- q3w) in 105 patients with recurrent or metastatic cSCC that is not curable by surgery or radiation
  •  Results: ORR (34%); CR (4%) PR (31%); 69% had ongoing responses of six months or longer- @ follow-up time of 9.5mos. DOR has not reached
  • Keytruda is an anti-PD-1 therapy- acts by increasing the ability of the body’s immune system to help detect and fight tumor cells. The approval marks the first indication for Keytruda in cSCC

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