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Keytruda on Track to Become a US$10 Billion Drug in 2019
US Merck’s immuno-oncology star Keytruda (pembrolizumab) looks almost certain to break the US$10 billion mark in its global sales this year, becoming the first immune checkpoint inhibitor to achieve the feat, buoyed by its stellar performance in the lucrative lung…
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