Ankyra Therapeutics and Merck to Evaluate ANK-101 in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors
“ANK-101 has demonstrated therapeutic activity in several preclinical models and has been shown to strongly induce expression of PD-1 within the tumor microenvironment,” said Robert Tighe, CSO at Ankyra. “We have also seen significant improvement in tumor responses and abscopal activity in the preclinical models when murine ANK-101 is combined with PD-1 blockade without increased toxicity.”
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