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Data to be Featured in the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020 Virtual Scientific Program

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced first-time results from a Phase 2 trial evaluating the hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor MK-6482, a novel investigational candidate in Merck’s oncology pipeline, for the treatment of von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease-associated clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).

Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the design of MasterKey-01, the Company’s first-in-human Phase 1/2 clinical trial for its lead product candidate BDTX-189, will be presented as a poster presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020 Virtual Scientific Program, taking place from May 29-31, 2020.

Legend Biotech Corporation (“Legend”) announced today updated results from the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (“Janssen”) sponsored Phase 1b/2 CARTITUDE-1 study (NCT03548207)1 evaluating the efficacy and safety of JNJ-68284528 (JNJ-4528), an investigational B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy in the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced the presentation of new data from its expanding pipeline of marketed and investigational therapies in the virtual scientific program of the 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place on May 29-31.

CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTMX), a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of investigational antibody therapeutics based on its Probody® therapeutic technology platform, today announced further details of oral and poster presentations at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program taking place from May 29 - May 31, 2020.

Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRVS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of precisely targeted oncology therapies and the utilization of novel biomarkers to enhance patient selection, today announced that updated data reporting refinements of the Adenosine Gene Signature

EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the US and Canada, today announced data for its innovative investigational agents and investigational uses of marketed medicines to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program, to be held virtually from May 29-31.

Veloce BioPharma LLC reports today that their Halodine® Antiseptics have demonstrated rapid viricidal efficacy against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Innovent Biologics, Inc. (“Innovent”) (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune, metabolic and other major diseases, today jointly announced with Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) that the Phase 2 TYVYT® (sintilimab injection) ORIENT-2 study in China met its primary endpoint of overall survival (OS).