Merck combination treatment for lung cancer fails late-stage study

Reuters

March 21, 2024 at 6:55 AM

FILE PHOTO: The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Rahway, New Jersey, New Jersey

(Reuters) - Merck said on Thursday a combination of two of its cancer drugs failed to meet the main goals of a late-stage study evaluating it as an initial treatment for a type of lung cancer.

The treatment, which combines Keytruda and AstraZeneca-partnered Lynparza, failed to extend survival in patients and survival without the disease worsening in certain patients with metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The company says a full evaluation of the studies was underway.

(Reporting by Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)

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