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MacroGenics and Merck announce a collaboration to evaluate the combination of MacroGenics' margetuximab, with Merck's pembrolizumab in a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial in patients with gastric cancer

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Management Comment "The combination of our proprietary Fc-optimized anti-HER2 antibody, with expected enhanced immune-mediated killing properties, and the anti-PD-1 antibody KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), is intended to exploit potentially complementary biology," said Scott Koenig, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of MacroGenics. "Treatment options for patients with advanced HER2-positive gastric cancer are extremely limited. The combination of mechanisms engaged by margetuximab and KEYTRUDA could provide an important alternative for patients who do not respond to currently available regimens."
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Oct 22, 2015
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Related Keywords Collaboration, Margetuximab, Pembrolizumab, Phase 1b/2 Trial, Gastric Cancer