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Celltrion agreed Wednesday to jointly develop Abpro’s cancer molecule ABP-102 in a deal that could net as much as $1.75 billion. See inside for more cancer collaborations.
After enduring nine months of clinical holds, Merck announced that it is restarting the Phase III clinical program for islatravir, its candidate for people with HIV-1 infection.
With 33 approvals from the FDA, Merck’s checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda has become a powerhouse oncology drug and is likely to continue to rack up more regulatory wins.
BMS validated LAG-3 as the newest checkpoint in immuno-oncology in March. Regeneron, Merck and Immutep S.A. have been working hard to develop the next successful LAG-3 inhibitor.
It was a busy weekend at ESMO 2022 with Merck, Astellas, Seagen, Regeneron, AstraZeneca and GRAIL all presenting data from their various cancer programs.
An AstraZeneca/Merck combination showed mostly positive ovarian cancer data, Adaptimmune posted a strong ORR in solid tumors and BioNTech revealed data from a CAR-T cell therapy.
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