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Merck gets FDA nod for skin cancer drugPosted Atreuters.comMerck & Co Inc said the U.S. health regulator approved its drug to treat skin cancer in patients with node-positive melanoma, following removal of the affected part. Merck's drug Sylatron, which is delivered by a subcutaneous injection, is indicated as an additional treatment of melanoma with microscopic or gross nodal involvement within 84 days of definitive surgical resection. The company said patients with a history of severe allergic reaction to hepatitis C drugs peginterferon alfa-2b or interferon alfa-2b should not use Sylatron. Merck said the approval of the drug is based on data from the European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer. April 15, 2011
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