At yesterday’s European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) meeting, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. announced positive data from two studies regarding its Keytruda ® (pembrolizumab) biologic. According to Merck’s press release, Keytruda performed better than the standard of care chemotherapy as a first line therapy for patients with metastatic non-small…
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. has challenged Genentech’s U.S. Patent No. 7,923,221 (Cabilly III) with a complaint for declaratory judgment in the Central District of California. The patent relates to methods to produce antibody products. Merck received FDA approval to market Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) for treating certain melanomas and lung cancers, and…
On Tuesday, July 7, 2015, the USPTO granted U.S. Patent No. 9,073,994, directed to a method of treating metastatic melanoma using an anti-PD-1 antibody to Ono Pharmaceuticals, a partner of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMS makes Opdivo (nivolumab), an anti-PD-1 antibody, approved to treat metastatic melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer. …