MK-3475A is under clinical development by Merck and currently in Phase II for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. According to GlobalData, Phase II drugs for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma have a 40% phase transition success rate (PTSR) indication benchmark for progressing into Phase III. GlobalData’s report assesses how MK-3475A’s drug-specific PTSR and Likelihood of Approval (LoA) scores compare to the indication benchmarks. Buy the report here.
GlobalData tracks drug-specific phase transition and likelihood of approval scores, in addition to indication benchmarks based off 18 years of historical drug development data. Attributes of the drug, company and its clinical trials play a fundamental role in drug-specific PTSR and likelihood of approval.
MK-3475A overview
MK-3475A is under development for the treatment of advanced metastatic solid tumors including metastatic melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, squamous non-small cell lung cancer, metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and metastatic renal cell carcinoma. It is a fixed dose formulation of pembrolizumab and MK-5180 and is administered through subcutaneous route. Pembrolizumab acts by targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1).
Merck overview
Merck is a biopharmaceutical company with focus on the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of prescription medicines, biologic therapies, vaccines, and animal health products. It offers prescription products for the treatment of cardiovascular conditions, cancer, immune disorders, infectious and respiratory diseases, and diabetes, among others. The company provides animal health products such as vaccines, poultry products, livestock products and aquaculture products. Merck sells medicines to drug wholesalers, retailers, hospitals, government agencies and managed health care providers; and animal health products to veterinarians, distributors, and animal producers. The company and its subsidiaries operate in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Merck is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey, the US.
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GlobalData’s Likelihood of Approval analytics tool dynamically assesses and predicts how likely a drug will move to the next stage in clinical development (PTSR), as well as how likely the drug will be approved (LoA). This is based on a combination of machine learning and a proprietary algorithm to process data points from various databases found on GlobalData’s Pharmaceutical Intelligence Center.
