India, July 21 -- Merck & Co Inc. (MRK), Monday announced that Health Canada has approved KEYTRUDA in combination with cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy for patients with FIGO 2014 Stage III-IVA cervical cancer.

The decision follows results from the Phase III KEYNOTE-A18 trial, which showed that adding KEYTRUDA to CRT significantly improved progression-free survival and overall survival versus CRT alone.

MRK is currently trading at $79.22, down $0.74 or 0.93 percent on the New York stock Exchange.

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