Early trial data shows that a combination of Mirati Therapeutics experimental drug adagrasib and Merck & Co.’s immunotherapy Keytruda helped about half of previously untreated metastatic lung cancer patients, with manageable side effects, Mirati said on Monday.
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Recent uptake of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in the European Union has been “rather disappointing,” an official said on Thursday, amid concerns that protection against severe cases of the disease could weaken during the winter.
With a $1.36 billion buyout, Merck is bolstering its oncology program with the acquisition of Biotech Bay-based Imago Biosciences, a company focused on chronic bone marrow cancers.
Seagen is on a roll this week. After naming David R. Epstein as its new CEO, the Washington-based biotech announced that Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) has been given FDA approval for the treatment of children aged two years and above with high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma.
After six months of searching for its next chief executive, Washington’s largest biotech firm has found its match. On Thursday, Seagen named David R. Epstein as CEO.
Merck & Co. on Thursday reported better-than-expected third-quarter sales and profit on a jump in demand for blockbuster cancer immunotherapy Keytruda and human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil.
Seattle-based Alpine Immune Sciences voluntarily terminated enrollment in two clinical trials of its immuno-oncology asset, davoceticept, after a second patient death. The company now plans to focus its attention on ALPN-303 for autoantibody-related inflammatory diseases.
Kineta, Inc. struck a collaboration deal with Merck to pair its anti-VISTA monoclonal antibody with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as a potential treatment for advanced solid tumors, the companies announced Monday.
The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, has developed the country’s first cervical cancer shot that will hit the market soon, the company and the government said on Thursday.
Merck’s bid to buy the cancer-focused Seagen has hit a roadblock after the two companies failed to agree on a price, according to a Bloomberg report published Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
