Trial Discontinuation: External DMC recommends discontinuing Ph 3 KEYNOTE-D46/EVOKE-03 study of Trodelvy + KEYTRUDA in 1L metastatic NSCLC with high PD-L1 expression

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the discontinuation of the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-D46/EVOKE-03 study investigating Gilead’s Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) in combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, compared to KEYTRUDA monotherapy in certain patients with previously untreated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, whose tumors expressed PD-L1 (tumor proportion score [TPS] ≥50%). The decision is based on the recommendation from the external Data Monitoring Committee (eDMC) following their review of the data from the pre-specified final analysis of progression-free survival (PFS) and interim analysis of overall survival (OS). A numerical improvement in PFS was observed, but did not reach statistical significance. The probability of achieving statistically significant OS is unlikely at the planned final analysis. The safety profile of Trodelvy in combination with KEYTRUDA was consistent with the known safety of each agent. No new safety signals were identified with the combination. These data will be presented at a future medical meeting.

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