Czech immuno-oncology (I-O) specialist SOTIO Biotech, part of the investment company PPF Group, has entered into a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK), the US pharma giant known as MSD outside North America.
The trial will evaluate the combination of SOT101, SOTIO’s interleukin (IL)-15 superagonist, and Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab), in patients with selected advanced/refractory solid tumors in the Phase II AURELIO-04 study.
"SOT101 in combination with Keytruda has shown promising clinical efficacy across multiple indications in our ongoing Phase I/Ib AURELIO-03 study"Radek Špíšek, global chief executive of SOTIO, said: “SOT101 in combination with Keytruda has shown promising clinical efficacy across multiple indications in our ongoing Phase I/Ib AURELIO-03 study.
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