FAILED TRIAL: Ph 3 KEYFORM-007 trial of favezelimab + KEYTRUDA did not meet its primary endpoint of OS in patients with previously treated PD-L1+ve MSS mCRC
“Metastatic colorectal cancer continues to be a challenging disease to treat, especially for the majority of patients who have microsatellite stable disease, which has had limited response to immunotherapies,” said Dr. M. Catherine Pietanza, vice president, global clinical development, Merck Research Laboratories. “We are grateful to the patients and investigators for their participation in this study, and we will continue to advance our clinical development program to evaluate KEYTRUDA-based combinations and novel candidates for patients with colorectal cancer in need of new options.”
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