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Daiichi Sankyo-Merck's 'guided-missile' cancer drug meets main goal in late-stage trial
Daiichi Sankyo and Merck said on Tuesday that their drug, patritumab deruxtecan, met the main goal of extending the time some patients with a form of lung cancer lived without their disease progressing in a late-stage study.
ADC developed by Daiichi, Merck outperforms chemo in lung cancer trial
The FDA previously rejected patritumab deruxtecan over manufacturing issues. Tuesday's study data should boost the companies' case, however.
Daiichi Sankyo, Merck's Patritumab Deruxtecan Meets Primary Goal In HERTHENA-Lung02 Phase 3 Study
Merck & Co Inc. (MRK) on Tuesday said HERTHENA-Lung02 phase 3 study evaluating Daiichi Sankyo and Merck's patritumab deruxtecan in
Daiichi Sankyo-Merck's cancer drug meets main goal in late-stage trial
Daiichi Sankyo and Merck said on Tuesday that their drug, patritumab deruxtecan, met the main goal in a late-stage study in some patients with a type of lung cancer. The drug helped patients live significantly longer without their cancer progressing,
Daiichi Sankyo, Merck Phase 3 Lung-Cancer Study Meets Primary Endpoint
Merck & Co. and Daiichi Sankyo on Tuesday said one of the drug candidates in their multibillion-dollar collaboration has hit its main goal in a late-stage lung-cancer study. Merck and Daiichi Sankyo said a Phase 3 study evaluating patritumab deruxtecan in patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer who received prior EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival.
Merck, Daiichi post late-stage trial win for novel lung cancer therapy
Merck (NYSE:MRK) and Daiichi Sankyo (OTCPK:DSNKY) announced Tuesday that their jointly developed lung cancer drug patritumab deruxtecan, which belongs to a new class of targeted cancer drugs called antibody-drug conjugates (ADC),
Claims Over Merck Osteoporosis Drug Fosamax Labeling Are Back on
A letter from the FDA rejecting Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp.'s proposed label warning that its osteoporosis drug Fosamax could cause stress fractures doesn’t preempt state law claims alleging the ...
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Fierce Pharma Asia—Merck's collabs with Daiichi, Eisai deliver readouts; Granules hit with FDA manufacturing observations
Merck and Daiichi Sankyo's HER3 antibody-drug conjugate reported a positive phase 3 result in EGFR-mutated lung cancer. Merck ...
Summit Therapeutics Bests Merck's Top Selling Drug In Phase III Trial
Summit Therapeutics' ivonescimab poised for FDA approval, with the potential to disrupt the oncology market. Read more on ...
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A new threat to Merck’s blockbuster cancer treatment, Moderna’s cutbacks, and obesity drugs for kids
STAT's podcast The Readout Loud discusses Summit's cancer immunotherapy, the company's co-CEO, Moderna's spending cuts and ...
A Better Drug Than Merck’s Blockbuster Keytruda? Not So Fast
Merck’s cancer immunotherapy Keytruda is the drug industry’s biggest blockbuster, bringing in $25 billion in sales last year.
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Merck’s Keytruda label expanded in the U.S. for mesothelioma
Merck (NYSE:MRK) announced Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a label expansion for its ...
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Merck executive plays down impact of new lung cancer drug data on Keytruda
Keytruda's dominance as a mainstay in cancer immunotherapy isn’t threatened by an experimental Chinese drug, a top Merck ...
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Merck, Daiichi rack up phase 3 ADC lung cancer win but report 2 deaths, immature OS data
A phase 3 trial of Daiichi Sankyo and Merck & Co.’s HER3-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) has hit its primary endpoint, ...
Where Will Merck Stock Be in 5 Years?
Merck (NYSE: MRK) stock has been a longtime winner for investors, returning 72% in the past five years. A major factor in ...