Merck files for new indication for Keytruda

• Merck (MRK +1.9%) submits its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the FDA seeking approval for the use of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer whose disease has progressed on or after platinum-based chemo and an FDA-approved therapy for EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations, if present. The submission was based on data from the KEYNOTE-001 study.
• Keytruda is currently cleared for the treatment of melanoma.