Merck announced the first presentation of interim data from the pivotal phase III KEYNOTE-048 trial investigating Keytruda as both monotherapy and in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Richard Pazdur, FDA’s top oncologist who last week received a battlefield promotion to the role of director of the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, is described as a stabilizing figure respected by major patient groups, oncology professional societies, and the industry.
