Two LEAPs Behind: Merck/Eisai Post Pair Of Failures Of Keytruda/Lenvima Combo
Executive Summary
The announcement that LEAP-006 and LEAP-008, both in non-small cell lung cancer, did not meet their primary endpoints adds to a string of failures for the combination.
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