WASHINGTON, March 16 | Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:51am EDT (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Friday said Merck & Co Inc's ridaforolimus tablets met their primary research end-point of reducing by 25 percent the risk of progression or death in patients with metastatic bone sarcoma.
A review document released by the Food and Drug Administration also said the treatment known by the brand name Taltorvic showed no new or unexpected safety signals in clinical research.
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