ESMO: Novel Checkpoint Inhibitors From Merck And BMS Show Promise

Patients Progressing On PD-1/PD-L1s Need Options

TIGIT is not the only novel IO mechanism showing promise, with market leaders Merck and BMS showcasing data from other early stage combinations with Opdivo and Keytruda, while Servier presented a possible three-way combo.

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This year's virtual ESMO saw noteworthy advances in esophageal and melanoma combination therapies, with a crop of new mechanisms also showcased.

The concept of combining the anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapies with other novel checkpoint inhibitor drugs has been around for some time, but beyond Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s Opdivo (nivolumab)/Yervoy (ipilimumab) most combinations – such as AstraZeneca PLC’s Imfinzi (durvalumab)/tremelimumab –have disappointed so far.

This year has seen resurgent interest in combining PD-1/PD-L1s with other investigational checkpoint inhibitors, and the virtual European Society of...

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