Merck’s combination therapy in lung cancer fails a Phase 2 clinical trial

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Merck’s combination therapy in lung cancer fails a Phase 2 clinical trial
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Merck & Co. Inc. said late Thursday that its combination therapy of vibostolimab and Keytruda did not outperform chemotherapy in a Phase 2 clinical trial of...

Merck & Co. Inc. MRK said late Thursday that its combination therapy of vibostolimab and Keytruda did not outperform chemotherapy in a Phase 2 clinical trial of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. The company also said the study did not meet the primary endpoint of progression-free survival, and it plans to continue to evaluate the combo therapy with docetaxel against docetaxel.

MRK said late Thursday that its combination therapy of vibostolimab and Keytruda did not outperform chemotherapy in a Phase 2 clinical trial of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. The company also said the study did not meet the primary endpoint of progression-free survival, and it plans to continue to evaluate the combo therapy with docetaxel against docetaxel.

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