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Oct 01, 2019 11:46 JST

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Eisai: Final Study Results Evaluating LENVIMA (lenvatinib) Plus KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Combination Treatment in Advanced Endometrial Cancer Presented at ESMO 2019 Congress


TOKYO, Oct 01, 2019 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai and Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced final results from the full endometrial cancer cohort of KEYNOTE- 146/Study 111 evaluating LENVIMA, an orally available kinase inhibitor discovered by Eisai , plus KEYTRUDA, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A.'s anti-PD-1 therapy. The findings were presented in a proffered paper presentation at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2019 Congress (Abstract #994O).

For the full report, visit https://www.eisai.com/news/2019/pdf/enews201977pdf.pdf.


About Eisai
Eisai Co., Ltd. defines our corporate mission as "giving first thought to patients and their families and to increasing the benefits health care provides," which we call our human health care (hhc) philosophy. With approximately 10,000 employees working across our global network of R&D facilities, manufacturing sites and marketing subsidiaries, we strive to realize our hhc philosophy by delivering innovative products to address unmet medical needs, with a particular focus in our strategic areas of Neurology and Oncology. As a global pharmaceutical company, our mission extends to patients around the world through working with key stakeholders to improve access to medicines in developing and emerging countries.

For more information about Eisai Co., Ltd., please visit https://www.eisai.com


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