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Merck said its vaccine against bronchitis in chickens has been approved by the Chinese agriculture ministry for use in the world's largest chicken-rearing country, which is home to over 5 billion birds.
Merck jumps after CHMP backs Keytruda plus Padcev for certain bladder cancer patients, a combo with the potential to expand treatment options.
Shares of Merck & Co. (MRK) rose 5% on Friday after the pharmaceutical giant reported positive developments across multiple oncology programs, reinforcing investor confidence in its efforts to extend the dominance of blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda ahead of looming patent expirations later this decade. The rally followed encouraging Phase 3 clinical trial results involving sacituzumab tirumotecan, or sac-TMT, an antibody-drug conjugate developed in partnership with Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical.
Merck's Gardasil sales plunge as weak China demand, inventory issues and softer Japan trends cloud the vaccine's overall growth outlook in 2026.
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical said on Thursday its experimental treatment combined with partner Merck's Keytruda improved survival rate in patients with advanced lung cancer, meeting the main goal of a late-stage study.
A late-stage trial evaluating Regeneron's fianlimab, a skin cancer drug, fails to meet its primary endpoint.
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Merck (MRK). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
Keytruda aids Merck's Q1 performance with $8B in sales. New indications plus combo therapies could fuel the drug's overall growth through 2026.
Merck falls 7% despite an earnings beat as a pipeline setback and Gardasil weakness act as dampeners. However, Keytruda and new launches support growth.
Merck stock shows a confirmed double top breakdown, signaling potential downside risk, while key moving averages and resistance zones now shape the outlook for a deeper correction.
Merck retains a 'strong buy' rating, driven by proactive oncology pipeline expansion to offset KEYTRUDA patent expiration in 2028. Acquisition of Terns Pharmaceuticals brings TERN-701, a best-in-disease oral BCR-ABL1 TKI for CML, with multibillion-dollar potential and recent FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation. The company advances the KEYTRUDA family with QLEX SC formulation and combination therapies, targeting new PDUFA approvals in bladder and renal cancers through 2026.