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MSD’s Alzheimer’s study could break new ground for treatment

November 3, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, MSD, clinical trials

MSD, known as Merck in North America, has published results of a Phase I trial of verubecestat. The drug is …

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MSD’s Keytruda given first FDA approval for first line treatment

October 25, 2016
Manufacturing and Production BMS, MSD, NSCLC, keytruda, opdivo

MSD, known as Merck in the US, has scored a big success in treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with …

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MSD’s Keytruda early success ends trial early

October 24, 2016
Sales and Marketing MSD, Merck, Roche, keytruda, opdivo, tecentriq

MSD, known as Merck in the US, ended their Phase III trial of Keytruda for treatment of advanced urothelial cancer …

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MSD’s antiviral drug hits endpoint targets in Phase III trials

October 20, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AiCuris, MSD, Merck, bone marrow, letermovir, transplant

MSD, known as Merck in the US, released news of the successful meeting of its primary endpoints in its Phase …

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Failure for BMS’ Opdivo in lung cancer trial

October 10, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, MSD, Roche, clinical trial failure, keytruda, opdivo, tecentriq

Disappointing news for Bristol-Myers Squibb as the company announced that its blockbuster drug Opdivo (nivolumab) failed to meet its primary …

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MSD’s Keytruda twice as successful against standard therapy for lung cancer

October 10, 2016
Sales and Marketing Bristol-Myers Squibb, MSD, Merck, keytruda

MSD, known as Merck in North America, released data that displayed the success of their drug, Keytruda, in a 123-patient …

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Merck’s Keytruda suffers rejection at hands of NICE

October 5, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MSD, Merck, NHS, NICE, keytruda

NICE rejected Merck’s Keytruda, a treatment for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), on the basis that the drug was not …

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Sanofi accuses MSD of US patent infringement

September 19, 2016
Sales and Marketing MSD, Sanofi, lawsuit

Sanofi has filed a suit against MSD in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware accusing the …

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FDA to review MSD’s Keytruda as a first-line lung cancer treatment

September 7, 2016
Research and Development FDA, MSD, Merck, first-line, keytruda, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, opdivo

The US Food and Drug Administration has accepted the supplemental biologics license application from MSD, known as Merck in the …

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MSD drops osteoporosis trial drug due to stroke risk

September 5, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MSD, Merck, Odanacatib, osteoporosis, stroke

MSD, known as Merck in the US and Canada, has announced that it has finally decided to discontinue the development …

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MSD joins Medivation race, says reports

August 18, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MSD, Medivation, Merck, Pfizer, Sanofi, Xtandi, takeover

MSD, known as Merck in the US and Canada, is said to have declared its interest in buying US oncology …

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MSD to cut 148 jobs at Pennsylvania plant

August 16, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development MSD, job cuts, zontivity

MSD is due to cut 148 jobs at its North Wales, Pennsylvania campus effective September 12, according to the company’s …

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FDA approves MSD’s Keytruda for head and neck cancer treatment

August 8, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, FDA, MSD, keytruda

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved MSD’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for treatment of recurrent or metastatic head and …

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MSD files Lantus biosimilar with FDA

August 8, 2016
Sales and Marketing FDA, Lantus, MK-1293, MSD, application, biosimilar

MSD, known as Merck in the US and Canada, has filed a new drug application with the US Food and …

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Takeover rumours send Biogen’s stock soaring

August 3, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Biogen, MSD, rumours, takeover

Rumours have begun to circulate that companies including MSD and Allergan are plotting a takeover bid for Biogen, after a …

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