Strong Keytruda data sets up battle of the Mercks in kidney cancer

19 October 2018

Merck (NYSE: MRK) has revealed positive data from the Phase III KEYNOTE-426 trial of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus Inlyta (axitinib) in the first-line treatment of advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

The combination of Keytruda and Pfizer’s (NYSE: PFE) tyrosine kinase inhibitor met both primary endpoints of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), based on the first interim analysis.

The trial compared the combo with Sutent (sunitinib) monotherapy.

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