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    Moderna, Merck cancer vaccine plus Keytruda delays skin cancer return

    Moderna, Merck cancer vaccine plus Keytruda delays skin cancer return

    New Delhi: An experimental mRNA cancer vaccine developed by Moderna Inc and Merck & Co cut the risk of death or recurrence of the most deadly skin cancer by 44 percent compared with Merck‘s immunotherapy Keytruda alone, U.S. researchers reported at a medical meeting on Sunday. The findings suggest that adding a personalized cancer vaccine […] More

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    Merck gets USFDA nod for Keytruda in combination with Padcev to treat Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

    Rahway: Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (la/mUC) who are not eligible for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy. This […] More