Health Canada approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing-chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative 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.
