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Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that new data from its research pipeline for HIV treatment and prevention will be presented at the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026), taking place July 26-31, 2026, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the Phase 3 KEYNOTE‑C93 trial evaluating KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) for the treatment of patients with mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer who had not previously received systemic chemotherapy or who experienced recurrence more than six months after completing prior adjuvant therapy. KEYTRUDA is the first and only PD-1 inhibitor to show a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in PFS as monotherapy compared to platinum doublet chemotherapy for these patients in a Phase 3 trial.
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) and KEYTRUDA QLEX™ (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapies, each in combination with Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv), as neoadjuvant treatment and then continued after cystectomy as adjuvant treatment for the treatment of adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). These approvals represent the first and only PD-1 inhibitor plus antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) regimens approved for adults with MIBC regardless of cisplatin eligibility.
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will hold its second-quarter 2026 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 4. During the call, company executives will provide an overview of Merck’s performance for the quarter.
