The US FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for a combination therapy pairing Eisai’s multi-kinase inhibitor Lenvima (lenvatinib) and US partner Merck’s PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the two companies said on July 23.…
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