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AstraZeneca and Merck establish strategic oncology collaboration
worldpharmanews
July 28, 2017
AstraZeneca and Merck & Co., Inc., today announced that they have entered a global strategic oncology collaboration to co-develop and co-commercialise AstraZeneca's Lynparzafor multiple cancer types.
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Merck wins tentative U.S. FDA approval for Lusduna
biospectrumasia
July 27, 2017
LUSDUNA Nexvue is subject to an automatic stay due to a lawsuit from Sanofi claiming patent infringement.
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Merck & Co.'s Keytruda fails to improve overall survival in head and neck cancer study
firstwordpharma
July 26, 2017
Merck & Co. announced that the Phase III KEYNOTE-040 study of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in previously treated patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) failed to meet its pre-specified primary endpoint of overall s
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Merck launches Remicade biosimilar for all eligible indications, in the US
cphi-online
July 26, 2017
The biosimilar's list price will represent a 35% discount to the current list price of Remicade.
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Merck Announces U.S. Launch of RENFLEXIS
americanpharmaceuticalreview
July 25, 2017
Merck announced the U.S. launch of RENFLEXIS (infliximab-abda), a biosimilar of the originator biologic medicine Remicade (infliximab).
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Merck, Pfizer’s avelumab clears first hurdle in early access scheme
pharmatimes
July 25, 2017
Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma living in the UK are a step closer to getting early access to Merck and Pfizer’s avelumab after regulators assigned the drug Promising Innovative Medicines (PIM) status.
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Merck and Pfizer collaborate with Corning to modernize pharmaceutical glass packaging
cphi-online
July 25, 2017
Collaborations result in development of Corning Valor Glass.
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Tentative US approval for Merck’s diabetes therapy
pharmatimes
July 24, 2017
The US Food and Drug Administration has given a tentative green light to Merck & Co’s follow-on biologic basal insulin Lusduna Nexvue.
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Despite scoring an FDA nod, Merck's biosim Lusduna must wait to challenge Lantus
fiercepharma
July 21, 2017
Sanofi’s top-selling Lantus is already contending with one copycat rival, and Merck & Co. just won FDA approval for another. Luckily for the $5 billion basal insulin, Merck’s new Lusduna Nexvue has to sit on the sidelines for now—and maybe for more than a
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Merck Biopharma Innovation Cup 2017
worldpharmanews
July 18, 2017
Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced the winners of its seventh Biopharma Innovation Cup. The winning team received €20,000 for its innovative idea around the role of Natural Killer (NK) cells in cancer immunology.