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Merck, Eisai's combination drug fails in late-stage trial for esophageal cancer
Merck and Japan-based Eisai said on Friday a combination of their therapies failed to extend the lives of patients with a type of esophageal cancer in a late-stage trial. The trial was studying U.S. drugmaker Merck's blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda and Eisai's Lenvima,
Merck’s Keytruda Combo Fails to Extend Survival in Phase III GI Cancer
The unsuccessful Phase III results are the latest to suggest that the blockbuster cancer drug is finally bumping up against its limits after racking up around 50 approvals since getting its first FDA nod in September 2014.
Merck, Eisai's star-crossed Keytruda-Lenvima combo misses survival goal in GI cancer trial
Merck & Co. and Eisai have to deal with the reality that yet another phase 3 trial of their combination of Keytruda and Lenvima didn’t exactly go their way. | Merck & Co. and Eisai have to deal with the reality that yet another phase 3 trial of their combination of Keytruda and Lenvima didn’t exactly go their way.
MSD and Eisai’s LEAP gastroesophageal cancer trial sees mixed success
MSD and Eisai’s trial saw mixed success with its two primary endpoints, seeing success in progression-free survival, but missing out on overall survival.
Merck/Eisai's Keytruda Plus Lenvima Regime Shows Mixed Data In Esophagus Cancer Study
Merck and Eisai report mixed results from LEAP-015 trial of Keytruda and Lenvima in HER2-negative gastroesophageal cancer treatment.
Merck, Eisai post mixed Phase 3 data for Keytruda/ Lenvima in GIT cancer
Merck (MRK) and Esai (ESALF) (ESAIY) announce a mixed outcome in their Phase 3 LEAP-015 trial for Keytruda/ Lenvima regimen in GIT cancer. Read more here.
Merck, Eisai See Mixed Keytruda/Lenvima Results in Phase 3 Gastroesophageal Cancer Study
Merck & Co. and Eisai reported mixed results from a late-stage study of the cancer drugs Keytruda and Lenvima in patients with certain types of gastroesophageal cancer.
Merck and Eisai report mixed results in Phase 3 cancer trial
Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) and Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) have announced the latest outcomes from their Phase 3 LEAP-015 trial, which evaluated the efficacy of the combination therapy KEYTRUDA and LENVIMA for patients with advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma.
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Neoadjuvant Keytruda Shows Significant Benefit in dMMR Colon Cancer
Neoadjuvant Keytruda for patients with deficient DNA mismatch repair colon cancer resulted in a pathological complete ...
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Mixed results for Keytruda; AbbVie to work with Neomorph
Merck and Eisai reported new data for a drug regimen of Keytruda and Lenvima. Elsewhere, AstraZeneca expanded in Canada and ...
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Cancer therapy’s new ‘gold rush’: bispecific antibodies that hit key combination of targets
Recent results raise hope of new "broad, pan-tumor platform" like Keytruda. The emerging drugs are bispecific antibodies that ...
Merck Sees 2025 Launch for Simpler Version of Cancer Drug Keytruda
Merck & Co. expects to launch an easier-to-administer version of its blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda before the end of ...
What’s In Store For Merck Stock In 2025?
Merck stock (NYSE: MRK) lost about 10% in 2024, underperforming the broader S&P 500 index, which gained 23% for the year.
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Rakuten doses first patients in multi-continental Phase III HNSCC trial
The trial builds off the company’s previous Phase Ia/II trial that saw an estimated survival rate of 52.4% at 24 months in ...