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Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an update to the U.S. product label for WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) for injection, 45mg, 60mg, based on the Phase 3 HYPERION trial. WINREVAIR, an activin signaling inhibitor, is FDA-approved for the treatment of adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, WHO Group 1 pulmonary hypertension) to improve exercise capacity and WHO functional class (FC), and reduce the risk of clinical worsening events, including hospitalization for PAH, lung transplantation and death. Today’s approval updates the WINREVAIR label to include efficacy and safety data from the HYPERION trial evaluating adults newly diagnosed with PAH (WHO FC II or III, diagnosed within 12 months of study screening) at intermediate to high risk of disease progression, providing insights into the role of WINREVAIR when added to background therapy within the first year of a PAH diagnosis.
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Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan has approved KEYTRUDA QLEX™ (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph) injection for subcutaneous use for all indications approved in Japan for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy. In Japan, KEYJECT®, for subcutaneous injection is the planned trademark for KEYTRUDA QLEX. KEYJECT can be administered in one minute every three weeks or in two minutes every six weeks. Berahyaluronidase alfa is a variant of hyaluronidase developed and manufactured by Alteogen Inc. For a list of select indications for which KEYTRUDA and KEYTRUDA QLEX are approved in the United States, see Selected Indications in the U.S. below.
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv), as neoadjuvant treatment and then continued after radical cystectomy as adjuvant treatment for adults with resectable muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). This recommendation, which also includes KEYTRUDA SC® [known as KEYTRUDA QLEX™ (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph) in the U.S.], will now be reviewed by the European Commission (EC) for marketing authorization in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. A final decision is expected by the fourth quarter of 2026.
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today launched Your Hive of Whole Health, a multi-year educational program that helps people living with HIV build personalized networks of support to address their physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being. Unveiled at the 2026 U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) in Anaheim, California, Sept. 17-20, 2026, the initiative aims to honor the strides made toward ending the epidemic while emphasizing that future progress depends on a collective focus on whole person health.
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) Chairman and CEO Rob Davis said the company’s “transformation is underway,” citing progress across product launches, clinical data readouts, business development and its Animal Health segment during a Morgan Stanley discussion.
Davis said recent pipeline readouts ha
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