MRK - Merck and Surface Oncology partner for Keytruda combination in cancer trial
Surface Oncology (SURF) has announced a collaboration with Merck (MRK) to evaluate Surface’s investigational antibody therapy SRF388 in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab).The therapeutic combination will be part of the first-in-human Phase 1 study of SRF388 that will evaluate its effect in patients with solid tumors, with a focus on those with liver cancer and kidney cancer. In April 2020, Surface oncology announced the initiation of Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the escalating doses of interleukin-27 (IL-27) inhibitor SRF388 in patients with advanced solid tumors.
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Merck and Surface Oncology partner for Keytruda combination in cancer trial