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A combination of Merck’s experimental anti-TIGIT antibody vibostolimab and anti-PD-1 drug Keytruda failed to hit its endpoints in a mid-stage non-small cell lung cancer study.
The regulator has accepted Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo and the chemotherapy cisplatin for priority review in patients with unresectable metastatic urothelial carcinoma, as well as Merck and Seagen’s first-line combo.
The buy brings three small molecules in preclinical development for Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and lysosomal storage diseases into Merck’s pipeline.
In a 12-1 tally, the FDA’s Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee determined that the data does not establish a clinically meaningful benefit in this indication.
The company won the third FDA approval in a month for the anti-PD-1 blockbuster, allowing its first-line use in locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
BioSpace takes a deep dive into five investigational therapeutic cancer vaccines that have recently shown efficacy in difficult-to-treat indications.
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