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Given the successes and failures of Merck’s current Keytruda development strategy, a better multi-pronged approach may be needed to optimize current resources.
Merck presented Phase IIb data at ACC Monday showing that its hypercholesterolemia hopeful met the primary endpoint.
Phase III KEYNOTE-671 study data showed Merck’s Keytruda improved event-free survival, one of the trial’s primary endpoints, in patients with stage II, IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.
Merck and Nectin Therapeutics announced a research collaboration agreement to study the safety and efficacy of Nectin’s investigational antibody in locally advanced and metastatic solid tumors.
Keytruda could be on its way to snagging another indication as a first-line therapy for endometrial cancer after the company announced positive Phase III results Friday.
The FDA approved Merck’s Keytruda for the treatment of stage IB, II or IIIA non-small cell lung cancer after resection or platinum-based chemotherapy.
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