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KIRKLAND, QC, Sept. 12, 2024 /CNW/ - Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced that Health Canada has granted approval of KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid tumours, as determined by a validated test, that have progressed following prior treatment and who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options. This approval is based on the results from Phase II KEYNOTE-158, KEYNOTE-164, and KEYNOTE-051 trials, and includes data from 504 patients across more than 30 cancer types.
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