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69.2% Response Rate Seen in Lenvatinib, Pembrolizumab Combination: Eisai
Eisai said on October 12 that a combination therapy of its multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor lenvatinib and US Merck’s anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab has demonstrated an objective response rate of 69.2% in solid tumors in a US PIb study. The…
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