Merck makes a new move in Astra battle
The group is pitting its anti-CD19 T-cell engager MK-1045 head-to-head against Blincyto.
The group is pitting its anti-CD19 T-cell engager MK-1045 head-to-head against Blincyto.
A new first-line maintenance phase 3 joins a relapsed pivotal phase 2 study.
Conferences ramp up, and ASH abstracts near.
The group reports responses with its CD123-targeting ADC, but cash is running short.
The drug adds a new use to its US label, but Takeda’s 2017 Ariad acquisition still looks expensive.
The company reckons its tech could solve problems with current ADCs, but the market isn’t giving it much credit yet.