New Scientific Data at the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020 Reflect Merck’s Commitment to Advancing Cancer Research and Care
First-Time Data for Three Investigational Candidates From Merck’s Diverse and Advancing Early Pipeline to be Presented
San Francisco, CA (UroToday.com) — Merck announced that new data from its broad and diverse oncology development program will be presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Virtual Congress 2020 from Sept. 19–21. Data spanning more than 15 types of cancer will be presented at the congress, with new findings from Merck’s portfolio of established medicines including KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy; LENVIMA® (lenvatinib, in collaboration with Eisai); and LYNPARZA (in collaboration with AstraZeneca). Pivotal Phase 3 data evaluating KEYTRUDA in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic esophageal cancer from the KEYNOTE-590 trial (Abstract #LBA8) and LYNPARZA in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) from the PROfound trial (Abstract #610O) were selected for inclusion in ESMO Presidential Symposium sessions. Additionally, new findings will be shared for three of Merck’s novel investigational candidates: vibostolimab (MK-7684), an anti-TIGIT antibody; MK-4830, an antibody targeting ILT4; and MK-6482, an oral HIF-2α inhibitor.