Updated Incyte combo data for epacadostat/Keytruda look promising
Incyte this morning teed up a fresh look at data from its early-stage study of its closely watched IDO1 drug epacadostat combined with Merck’s PD-1 checkpoint therapy Keytruda. And the update — a little more than week after the first preliminary data were reported — is encouraging some analysts to anticipate a success for its pivotal trial of the immunotherapy duo, which is now underway.
In the lead up to the big ESMO meeting this weekend, investigators for Incyte $INCY say that they tracked progression-free survival rates of 74 percent and 57 percent after 6 months and 12 months. The study has not yet matured enough for the researchers to pin down a median PFS rate. But the complete response rate has increased slightly to 26%.
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