Amgen, Merck To Test New Immunotherapy Combination
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Executive Summary
Amgen Inc. and Merck & Co. Inc. inked a collaboration agreement to test their antibody therapies Blincyto (blinatumomab) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in patients with diffuse large B-Cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in a Phase Ib/III clinical trial.
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