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Phase Ib Trial Shows 40 Percent of Patients Receiving Keytruda Alive After 36-Month Follow Up

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Long-term follow-up from a phase Ib trial in newly diagnosed and previously treated patients with advanced melanoma showed that 40 percent of patients were alive three years after starting Keytruda (pembrolizumab), with similar 36-month overall survival rates in both groups.

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