Samsung Bioepis SB27 meets Phase 3 endpoint as Keytruda biosimilar competition accelerates
Read how Samsung Bioepis SB27’s positive Phase 1 and Phase 3 data could reshape the Keytruda biosimilar race and oncology access.
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Why Merck’s CHMP win for KEYTRUDA plus Padcev matters in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Merck’s bladder cancer push is moving earlier in Europe. KEYTRUDA plus Padcev could reset cisplatin-ineligible MIBC care.
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How Agilent’s PD-L1 companion diagnostic now shapes pembrolizumab access in esophageal carcinoma
FDA approves Agilent's PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx for esophageal and GEJ carcinoma, marking the eighth companion diagnostic indication alongside pembrolizumab. Read the analysis.
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Merck strengthens its women’s oncology position with KEYNOTE-B96 overall survival results
KEYNOTE-B96 shows overall survival gains for pembrolizumab in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. Find out why this trial could reshape treatment strategy.
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Merck’s KEYTRUDA plus WELIREG cuts recurrence risk in Phase 3 LITESPARK-022 trial for adjuvant clear cell renal cell carcinoma
KEYTRUDA plus belzutifan cuts recurrence risk in adjuvant RCC. Explore what LITESPARK-022 changes for kidney cancer treatment.
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Why Merck and Eisai’s belzutifan–lenvatinib combo could reset treatment sequencing in advanced renal cell carcinoma
Belzutifan plus lenvatinib outperforms cabozantinib in Phase 3 renal cell carcinoma data. Find out what this changes for post-immunotherapy care.
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Moderna and Merck’s mRNA-4157 combo shows durable benefit in resected high-risk melanoma
Moderna, Inc. and Merck have reported five-year follow-up results from the Phase 2b KEYNOTE-942 study evaluating intismeran autogene (mRNA-4157 or V940), an investigational individualized mRNA-based neoantigen therapy, in combination with pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA) in patients with resected high-risk stage III or IV melanoma. The combination demonstrated a 49 percent reduction in the risk of recurrence or
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Guardant Health and Merck sign global deal to co-develop cancer companion diagnostics
Guardant Health and Merck announce global CDx collaboration using Infinity Smart liquid biopsy platform. Find out what this means for oncology drug development.
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Illumina’s Billion Cell Atlas marks inflection point for AI-enabled drug discovery in 2026
Illumina, Inc. has launched the Billion Cell Atlas, a large-scale genetic perturbation dataset designed to serve as foundational infrastructure for artificial intelligence-enabled drug discovery. Announced alongside strategic collaborations with AstraZeneca, Merck, and Eli Lilly and Company, the platform leverages CRISPR-based genome editing and single-cell RNA sequencing across more than 200 disease-relevant cell lines. This marks
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Merck’s WINREVAIR clears major EU hurdle with CHMP backing for WHO FC IV patients
Merck has received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency recommending an expanded indication for WINREVAIR (sotatercept) in combination with other therapies for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adults across WHO Functional Classes II, III, and IV. The update follows pivotal