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WATCH: How Merck keeps Keytruda prices sky-high
Bringing together journalists from around the world, Cancer Calculus exposes how families are struggling to access Merck’s groundbreaking cancer treatment, and how health care systems are straining under the drug’s high price.
April 13, 2026
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[##### OVERVIEW
How Merck turned its wonder drug into a blockbuster — and priced out cancer patients worldwide
Apr 13, 2026](https://www.icij.org/investigations/cancer-calculus/merck-keytruda-cancer-drug-price/)
[##### Asia-Pacific
Counterfeiters cash in on the world’s bestselling cancer drug
Apr 13, 2026](https://www.icij.org/investigations/cancer-calculus/cancer-drug-counterfeits-keytruda-immunotherapy/)
[##### INSURERS
‘They deny the medication that is keeping you alive’: Patients wage grueling legal battles for lifesaving cancer drug
Apr 13, 2026](https://www.icij.org/investigations/cancer-calculus/cancer-patients-legal-battle-keytruda-lifesaving-drug/)
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[##### INTERACTIVE
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How Merck uses patents to help maintain Keytruda’s exorbitant price
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[##### FAQS
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[##### Behind the scenes
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