Game Changer: Merck's Stealth Keytruda-Chemo Filing Stirs NSCLC Market Dynamics
Executive Summary
Merck & Co. has stealthily filed its highly anticipated Keytruda plus chemotherapy combination for first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer on the back of Phase II data, months earlier than expected and before the completion of a Phase III study.
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