KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that extensive data on KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy, have been accepted for presentation at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2016 Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 7 – 11. In total, findings from 30 studies in 12 cancers from Merck’s industry-leading clinical development program for KEYTRUDA – both as monotherapy and in combination – will be presented at this year’s ESMO.
