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Merck’s Welireg reached primary endpoint of PFS in phase III trial for RCC

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In a prespecified interim analysis of the phase III LITESPARK-005 trial, Welireg, Merck’s oral hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha inhibitor, showed a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival compared to Afinitor (everolimus) in adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma that has progressed following PD-1/L1 checkpoint inhibitor and vascular endothelial growth factor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapies.

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