Reshuffle in preparation for 2028 US patent expiry of blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda

Deal comes as pharmaceutical groups rush to acquire smaller biotech firms with proven drug pipelines

Merck said on Monday it will split its human-health business into two divisions, separating its cancer franchise from its non-oncology medicines.

Reshuffle in preparation for 2028 US patent expiry of blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda