It’s Here: Merck’s Keytruda Cleared For First-Line Lung Cancer
Executive Summary
The event that the oncology market has been waiting for has arrived. FDA approved Merck’s PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda for first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, a paradigm-changing event that opens up the largest sales segment for immuno-oncology.
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