Daiichi Sankyo and Merck Enter into Global Development and Commercialization Agreement for MK-6070 

“Expanding our oncology pipeline with a DLL3 T-cell engager further supports Daiichi Sankyo’s strategy to create new standards of care for patients with cancer worldwide,” said Ken Takeshita, MD, global head, R&D, Daiichi Sankyo. “We look forward to continuing our relationship with Merck with the addition of MK-6070 as it provides potential synergies with our established antibody-drug conjugate collaboration, particularly ifinatamab deruxtecan, and demonstrates our shared commitment to advancing new medicines for patients.”

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