The phase III KEYNOTE-811 trial evaluating Keytruda (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with trastuzumab and fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy met its dual primary endpoint of overall survival for the first-line treatment of patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and AmMax Bio, Inc. announced a worldwide exclusive license agreement and clinical trial agreement to develop and advance AmMax’s AMB-066 monoclonal antibody therapy as a first-in-class treatment option for patients with colorectal cancer and minimal residual disease as well as those with MRD in other solid tumors.
