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CHMP Opinion in the Area of Oncology - Hodgkin Lymphoma

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Sinopsis

Dr. Vicki Goodman, VP, Therapeutic Area Head, Late Stage Oncology at Merck discusses the recent Phase 3 KEYNOTE-204 positive EU CHMP opinion for expanded approval of KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) that meet certain criteria. Vicki Goodman, MD, is Vice President, Therapeutic Area Head for Late Stage Oncology at Merck. In this role, she oversees Merck’s portfolio in lung cancers, women’s cancers, hematology, and head and neck cancer. Vicki joined Merck from Bristol-Myers Squibb where most recently she was VP, Head, Clinical Development Center of Excellence. She is a hematologist and medical oncologist with 15 years of drug development experience in both government and industry. Vicki trained in internal medicine and hematology/oncology at the University of Michigan. She then served as a medical officer at FDA for over two years and subsequently worked at GlaxoSmithKline for eight years. While at GSK, Vicki took on roles of increasing re