Oncology

August 8, 2016 KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 (programmed death receptor-1) therapy, at a fixed dose of 200 mg every three weeks, for the treatment of patients with recurrent or […]

August 5, 2016 – While the news regarding CheckMate – 026 is disappointing, Bristol-Myers Squibb is proud of all that the company has and aims to accomplish with Opdivo. We are indeed transforming cancer care, and remain committed to bringing the benefit of our medicines to the greatest number of patients across multiple cancers. We […]

Significant Development in the War on Cancer SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 10, 2016– Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced GRAIL, a new company formed to enable cancer screening from a simple blood test. Powered by Illumina sequencing technology, GRAIL will develop a pan-cancer screening test by directly measuring circulating nucleic acids in blood. Detecting cancer at the […]

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced the termination of all Amgen-sponsored clinical studies of rilotumumab in advanced gastric cancer, including the Phase 3 RILOMET-1 and RILOMET-2 studies. Amgen’s decision is based on a planned safety review by the RILOMET-1 independent data monitoring committee that found an increase in the […]

GE Healthcare to offer Caradigm’s Identity and Access Management suite with Omnyx digital pathology solutions to streamline pathology workflows. PITTSBURGH, PA – November 19, 2014 – GE Healthcare, a leader in technology innovation, today announced it will resell Caradigm’s Single Sign-On and Context Management solutions in the United States, Canada, and specific EU countries to […]

By Year End, Data on KEYTRUDA in Seven Tumor Types Will Have Been Presented WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., November 6, 2014 –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that in November and December, data will be presented for the first time investigating the use of KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) – the […]

KEYTRUDA Demonstrated Superiority to Chemotherapy for Primary Endpoint of Progression-Free Survival Findings Presented for First Time at Society of Melanoma Research (SMR) 2014 International Congress ZURICH, November 16, 2014 –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that a pre-specified analysis of investigational data from a pivotal Phase 2 […]

Presentations Including Pivotal Data on Kyprolis® and Blinatumomab, a BiTE® Immunotherapy, Demonstrate Company’s Continued Commitment to Developing Treatments for Difficult-to-Treat Blood Cancers THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and its subsidiary, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that more than 50 abstracts from the Company’s oncology and […]

Study Failed to Meet Secondary Endpoint of Overall Survival THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced the top-line secondary endpoint results of overall survival from the Phase 3 TRINOVA-1 trial in women with recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. The study, which evaluated trebananib plus paclitaxel versus placebo plus paclitaxel, did not […]

October 27, 2014 – WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy, for the treatment of patients with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutation-negative, and Anaplastic Lymphoma […]