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Dako, Drugmakers, Join On Diagnostics

by Marc S. Reisch
October 5, 2015 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 93, Issue 39

Merck KGaA and Pfizer will collaborate with diagnostics expert Dako to develop a companion diagnostic test for avelumab. The two drug firms are jointly developing avelumab for the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer. The antibody is now undergoing a Phase II study. FDA recently granted it orphan drug status.

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