Company Of The Day: Merck
What?
Merck (NYSE:MRK) and AstraZenica’s cancer drug Lynparza has been approved by the U.S. FDA to treat patients with early-stage breast cancer with certain mutations.
So What?
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Merck’s alliance revenue from Lynparza stood at about $989 million in 2021, growing 36% year-over-year, making it one of the company’s fastest-growing drugs. It’s likely that the new approval could increase sales further.
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Returns | Mar 2022 MTD [1] |
2022 YTD [1] |
2017-22 Total [2] |
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[1] Month-to-date and year-to-date as of 3/14/2022
[2] Cumulative total returns since the end of 2016