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Merck (MRK) Reports New Data from Phase 2b Clinical Trial Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Islatravir in Combination With Doravirine
October 27, 2021 6:45 AM EDTMerck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced Week 144 data from the Phase 2b dose-ranging study evaluating the antiretroviral activity, tolerability, and safety of islatravir in combination with doravirine compared to doravirine/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (DOR/3TC/TDF)... More
Merck (MRK) Announces License Agreement with The Medicines Patent Pool for Molnipiravir
October 27, 2021 6:00 AM EDTThe Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the signing of a voluntary licensing agreement to facilitate affordable global access for molnupiravir, an investigational oral COVID-19 antiviral medicine for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults who are at risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization. This agreement will help create broad access for molnupiravir use in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) following appropriate regulatory approvals. Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics are jointly developing molnupiravir.
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Merck (MRK) Reports Positive Top-Line Results from Pivotal Phase 3 Trials Evaluating Combination of Doravirine/Islatravir for the Treatment of People with HIV-1 Infection
October 25, 2021 6:46 AM EDTMerck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced positive top-line results from two pivotal Phase 3 trials of the investigational, once-daily oral fixed dose combination pill of doravirine/islatravir (DOR/ISL) in adults with HIV-1 infection who are virologically suppressed on different antiretroviral therapy regimens (ART; ILLUMINATE SWITCH A) or bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir (BIC/FTC/TAF; ILLUMINATE SWITCH B). At 48 weeks, both trials met their primary efficacy endpoint of percentage of participants with HIV-1 RNA levels 50 copies/mL, demonstrating that antiviral efficacy was comparable between DOR/ISL and ART... More

