Provectus Pharmaceuticals Inc. Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Biotech / Medical : Provectus Pharmaceuticals Inc.

PVCT 0.0640

0.0%

Nov 7 9:30 AM EST

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

From: boomertree2	2/6/2014 8:14:37 AM
	Read Replies (1) of 13111

News below of pharma companies, including Pfizer, working together to develop combination drug treatments for cancer, including melanoma. Pact Signed To Study Cancer Immunotherapy In Combination With Other Therapies. The Wall Street Journal (2/6, Subscription Publication) reports pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. unveiled a novel alliance with three of its competitors, Pfizer Inc., Amgen Inc. and Incyte Corp., to evaluate its cancer immunotherapy along with other treatments. Under three separate agreements, Merck’s MK-3475 would be studied in combination with therapies being developed by the three rivals. The paper says Merck and Pfizer will study the combination of their therapies for kidney cancer patients; Merck and Incyte will evaluate their combination of medicines for non-small cell lung cancer and other cancer types; while Merck and Amgen will evaluate a combination of therapies in melanoma patients. Bloomberg News (2/5) reports the trials with its rivals “will look at whether addition of a second medicine can boost effectiveness of MK-3475.” Merck already has said “it will seek early regulatory approval for MK-3475, an experimental treatment for skin and lung cancer.” Bloomberg says Merck also plans to evaluate MK-3475 “in 20 varieties of tumors in patients to determine whether it might work against other cancers

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next