Keytruda receives five approvals in Japan

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Merck said Keytruda (pembrolizumab), an anti-PD-1 therapy, has simultaneously received five new approvals from the Japan Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, including three expanded uses in advanced non-small lung cancer, one in melanoma, as well as a new indication in advanced microsatellite instability-high tumors. The following new approvals were all granted priority review by the PMDA:

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