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Plexxikon and Merck to Collaborate on Combination Study Evaluating Investigational Immuno-oncology Regimen
2015-05-07 14:30:00| Merck.com - Product News
Dateline City: BERKELEY, Calif., and KENILWORTH, N.J. Study will Evaluate Mercks Anti-PD-1 Therapy, KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), in Combination with Plexxikons PLX3397 BERKELEY, Calif., and KENILWORTH, N.J. May 7, 2015 Plexxikon Inc., a member of Daiichi Sankyo Group, and Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the US and Canada, through a subsidiary, today announced a collaborative clinical trial that will evaluate the combination of PLX3397, Plexxikons investigational CSF-1R inhibitor, and KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), Mercks anti-PD-1 therapy, which provides the potential for a double blockade of cancer-induced immune suppression. Language: English read more
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