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I/O in Lung Cancer - 6: Analyst Says US Merck Claimed Victory in 2018 ASCO Confab, Applauds Trial Designs for Keytruda
By Takashi Ebisawa This year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference virtually marked a resounding victory for US Merck, with the first-line lung cancer market expected to be soon dominated by its I/O star Keytruda (pembrolizumab), UBS analyst…
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