Synthekine and Merck to Evaluate STK-012, Keytruda, and Chemo in Ph 2 Trial in 1L PD-L1-Neg Nonsquamous NSCLC

“In our Phase 1b study, STK-012 in combination with pembrolizumab and chemotherapy has shown promising efficacy in first-line PD-L1 negative NSQ NSCLC patients, with a 50% response rate in this population presented at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting 2025,” said Debanjan Ray, Chief Executive Officer of Synthekine. “We are excited to collaborate with Merck on our randomized Phase 2 study to further demonstrate the potential of this combination to deliver improved clinical outcomes for these patients, who receive limited benefit from current standard of care therapies.”

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