MedImmune and Mirati team up on durvalumab/mocetinostat for NSCLC

5 August 2015

MedImmune, the global biologics R&D arm of Anglo-Swedish drug major AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) has entered into an exclusive clinical trial collaboration with oncology specialist Mirati Therapeutics (Nasdaq: MRTX).

The Phase I/II study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of MedImmune’s durvalumab, an investigational anti-PDL1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, in combination with mocetinostat, an investigational spectrum-selective histone deacetylase inhibitor from Mirati.

The combination will be evaluated in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with the potential to explore additional indications in the future. Mirati will conduct and fund the initial Phase I/II clinical trial, expected to start in 2016, while MedImmune will supply durvalumab for the trial. Should the initial clinical trial demonstrate positive results, MedImmune will have an exclusive period of time in which to negotiate a commercial license for the combination in this indication.

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