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Merck Discontinues KeyVibe & KEYFORM Clinical Development Programs

Vibostolimab and favezelimab were being studied in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for various types of cancer.

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By: Charlie Sternberg

Associate Editor

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has discontinued the clinical development programs for vibostolimab, an anti-TIGIT antibody, and favezelimab, an anti-LAG-3 antibody, following underwhelming Phase III data.   Vibostolimab was evaluated as an investigational fixed-dose combination with pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA) in the KeyVibe program, while Favezelimab was evaluated as an investigational fixed-dose combination with pembrolizumab in the KEYFORM program.   The decisio...

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