BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verastem, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSTM), focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016, and also provided an overview of certain corporate developments.
“To date in 2016, Verastem has announced two new clinical collaborations with world-class organizations, including Merck KGaA and Pfizer, and Washington University in St. Louis and Merck & Co., to further elucidate the potential of FAK inhibition to enhance the efficacy of PD-(L)1 inhibitors in patients with pancreatic and ovarian cancer,” said Robert Forrester, President and Chief Executive Officer of Verastem.
“To date in 2016, Verastem has announced two new clinical collaborations with world-class organizations, including Merck KGaA and Pfizer, and Washington University in St. Louis and Merck & Co., to further elucidate the potential of FAK inhibition to enhance the efficacy of PD-(L)1 inhibitors in patients with pancreatic and ovarian cancer,” said Robert Forrester, President and Chief Executive Officer of Verastem.
