Merck Updates Merck (MRK) provided updates on two Phase 3 trials, KEYNOTE-867 and KEYNOTE-630, stating that it discontinued Phase 3 KEYNOTE-867 trial evaluating KEYTRUDA in combination with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for the treatment of patients with stage I or II non-small cell . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Merck in the NEWS Merck Pharmaceuticals (MRK), known as Merck, Sharp & Dohme (MSD) outside the United States and Canada, and the Finnish pharmaceutical Company Orion Corporation announced that notice has been provided of the mutual exercise of an option to convert the companies’ ongoing co-development and co-commercialization agreement for the investigational product opevesostat into an exclusive global license . . . This content is …

Merck & Invivyd in the NEWS Our post today comprises a premarket drug rejection. An important new approval for Merck's (MRK) Keytruda product, and exciting promising trial results for the firm Invivyd, Inc. (

Merck and Moderna Inc Announcement Merck (MRK) and Moderna Inc (MRNA . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Merck and Kintara in the NEWS Treating cancers that have no treatments should be a priority for researchers to create a treatment for them.  Patients who are afflicted with untreatable deadly diseases might not have a single drop of hope in survival  from these untreatable cancers. In yesterday's news, we fell on a treatment by Merck that demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in …

Merck in the NEWS Merck (MRK) announced that the U.S. FDA has accepted for review a new supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) seeking approval for KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of HER2 negative patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma. The American Agency's acceptance of . . . This content is …

Merck KEYTRUDA Announcement Merck (MRK) announced today that Phase 3 NRG-GY018 trial evaluating KEYTRUDA in combination with chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with stage III-IV or recurrent endometrial carcinoma regardless of mismatch repair status. NRG-GY018 is a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial (ClinicalTrials.gov, 

Seagen, Astellas Pharma & Merck Collaboration Seagen (SGEN) and Astellas Pharma (ALPMY) have entered a clinical collaboration . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Is Merck to Acquire Seagen? The Wall Street Journal reported that Merck is in advanced talks to buy Seagen in a deal that could be worth $40 billion or more. The report, cited by people familiar with the matter, said that the companies are discussing a price above $200 a share for SGEN. It is said that the acquisition will help Merck boost its products …

Comprehensive Prohost Letter Issues Coronavirus Variant Omicron A lot has happened since the coronavirus variant Omicron was discovered in South Africa. After having been responsible for a severe plummeting of the stock market, Omicron boosted the market after being described by many scientists as fast spreading with different yet milder symptoms when compared to those caused by SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) and …

U.S. Government to Purchase More of Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics Molnupiravir for COVID-19 Merck (MRK) and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that the United States government will exercise two of its options to purchase a total of 1.4 million additional courses of molnupiravir - an investigational oral antiviral medicine, if the medicine is granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or . . . This content is for paid …

Merck Stock Soared Great expectations for Merck (MRK) future growth and the future of novel treatments for patients with severe devastating and life-threatening diseases. Keytruda - Merck's cancer immunotherapy drug, has reached a milestone and molnupiravir - its COVID-19 pill, sales revenues are expected to generate $5 billion to $7 billion through 2022, subject to emergency use authorization, at the end of November 2021. The …

Gilead Sciences and Merck Collaboration to Develop Long-Acting HIV Treatment  Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Merck (MRK) announced the start of a Phase 2 clinical study evaluating an investigational, once-weekly oral combination treatment regimen of islatravir and lenacapavir in people living with HIV who are virologically suppressed on antiretroviral therapy. From Gilead Sciences and Merck Jared Baeten, MD, PhD, Vice President, HIV Clinical Development, Gilead Sciences, …

Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics COVID-19 News  Merck (MRK) and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics today announced that molnupiravir (MK-4482, EIDD-2801) - an investigational oral antiviral medicine, has significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization or death at a planned interim analysis of the Phase 3 MOVe-OUT trial in at risk, non-hospitalized . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Sutro Biopharma Inc Sutro Biopharma (STRO) is a clinical-stage drug discovery, development and manufacturing company. Its expertise is in the application of precise protein engineering and rational design to create next-generation cancer and autoimmune therapeutics. Sutro Biopharma reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2021 and its recent business highlights, in addition to providing a preview of anticipated selected . . . This content …

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Promising Results for INO-4800 for COVID-19 Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) announces promising results of a study focusing on the human immune responses induced by Inovio DNA vaccine candidate, INO-4800, against COVID-19, and variants of concern. The results demonstrated that INO-4800 induced a robust T . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Prohost Letter #445 A Flashback and Future Projections 1. A Follow-Up on Recently Posted News from ProhostBiotech 2. Answering Questions 3. Development-Stage Firms to Outperform 4. Oversold Revenue-Generating Firms 5. Tables with FAIR 2021 Targets for the Prohost Selected Firms In This Issue We Discuss the Following Firms: Anixa Biosciences (

Immutep Ltd and Merck Announce Second Clinical Trial Collaboration Immutep (IMMP) develops novel immunotherapy treatments for cancer, infectious disease and autoimmune diseases. Today, Immutep announced a second clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Merck & Co (MRK) subsidiaries, Kenilworth, NJ, USA (known as “MSD” outside the United States and Canada). Immutep will conduct a new Phase IIb clinical trial in 1st line head and …

Gilead Sciences and Merck Announced Agreement for Long-Term HIV Combination Treatment Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Merck (MRK . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Nektar Therapeutics YoYoing Stock Price Investors who exaggerate their enthusiasm, or their apathy, towards buying and selling biotechnology stocks have sent the Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) stock price to the Moon but wasted no time bringing it back to Earth. This, of course, after we fell in love with it and selected it for investment purposes. We witnessed the stock reach near $80 only . . …