Merck Serono’s Erbitux Recognized by American Society of Clinical Oncology as a 2009 Major Cancer Advance as First SCCHN Treatment to Improve Survival in 30 Years

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DARMSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has once again recognized Erbitux® (cetuximab) as one of the major clinical cancer advances of 2009. This year Erbitux was selected by ASCO for providing the first significant increase in survival for 30 years in the treatment of patients with 1st-line recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).1

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