Thursday, June 19, 2008

Merck Applies to Extend Use of Erbitux for First-Line Head and Neck Cancer in Europe

June 19, 2008 – Merck KGaA announced today that it has submitted an application to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) to broaden the use of the targeted therapy Erbitux® (cetuximab) to include first-line treatment of patients with recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).

The submitted label would extend the use of Erbitux for treatment of patients with recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell cancer of the head and neck in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy.

The details can be read here.

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