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Merck's Keytruda wins first checkpoint inhibitor lung cancer approval in China; Puma sells rights to Nerlynx in Europe, parts of Africa for $60M upfront

Natalie Grover

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→ Merck’s entrenched flagship Keytruda immunotherapy has just scored a key lung cancer approval in China. The drug, already sanctioned for use in advanced melanoma …

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Merck's Keytruda wins first checkpoint inhibitor lung cancer approval in China; Puma sells rights to Nerlynx in Europe, parts of Africa for $60M upfront

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Mer­ck­'s Keytru­da wins first check­point in­hibitor lung can­cer ap­proval in Chi­na; Puma sells rights to Ner­l­ynx in Eu­rope, parts of Africa for $60M up­front

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