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Keytruda Beats Opdivo in Q4 Global Sales including Asia
Merck’s PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) outstripped Bristol-Myers Squibb/Ono Pharmaceutical’s Opdivo (nivolumab) in October-December 2018 global sales including Asia, coming out on top for the first time on a quarterly basis, a Jiho tally shows. Jiho calculated global sales of Opdivo…
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