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Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, generates frequent news across human health, animal health and corporate finance. As a research-intensive biopharmaceutical company with more than a century of history developing medicines and vaccines, Merck regularly announces clinical trial milestones, regulatory decisions, business development transactions and capital markets activity.
Recent news highlights include oncology updates from Merck’s extensive KEYTRUDA program, such as positive Phase 3 data in muscle-invasive bladder cancer and new trials in non-small cell lung cancer using combinations like calderasib (MK-1084) with KEYTRUDA QLEX. The company also reports on progress in other therapeutic areas, including pulmonary arterial hypertension with WINREVAIR, Alzheimer’s disease candidates MK-2214 and MK-1167, and cardiovascular research with the oral PCSK9 inhibitor candidate enlicitide.
Investors following MRK news will also see announcements related to Merck Animal Health, such as the conditional U.S. FDA approval of EXZOLT CATTLE-CA1 for the prevention and treatment of New World screwworm larvae and the treatment and control of cattle fever tick, as well as updates on acquisitions like the planned merger with Cidara Therapeutics to add the influenza candidate CD388 to Merck’s respiratory portfolio.
Corporate and financial communications include quarterly earnings calls, participation in major healthcare conferences and disclosures about note offerings under the company’s shelf registration statement. This news page aggregates these developments so readers can review clinical, regulatory, strategic and financial updates related to Merck & Co., Inc. and its MRK stock in one place.
Merck, trading as MRK on NYSE, will have its CFO participate in a fireside chat at the Bank of America Securities 2024 Healthcare Conference on May 15, 2024. The event will be broadcast live for investors, analysts, and the public.
Merck (MRK) announced that the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-811 trial evaluating KEYTRUDA® met its dual primary endpoint of overall survival (OS) for the first-line treatment of patients with HER2-positive advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. The trial showed a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in OS compared to placebo, with encouraging results from the progression-free survival, overall response rate, and duration of response data. Merck continues to study KEYTRUDA in gastrointestinal cancers for multiple uses.
Merck (NYSE: MRK) announced positive results from the Phase 3 STRIDE-10 trial evaluating V116, an adult-specific 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. The trial showed noninferior immune responses compared to PPSV23 for common serotypes, superior responses for unique serotypes, and a safety profile comparable to PPSV23. The data support V116 as a potential preventative option for invasive pneumococcal disease in adults.
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