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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Avelumab Granted Priority Review to Treat Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Drug: avelumab (Merck/Pfizer)

Status: A review has been submitted for the proposed use of the investigational immunotherapy in patients with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC).

Significant Trial Data:

  • Submission is supported by data from JAVELIN Merkel 200, a multicenter, single-arm, open-label, Phase II study of 88 patients with metastatic MCC, whose disease had progressed after at least one chemotherapy treatment.
  • The JAVELIN Merkel 200 study represents the largest data set of any