Immutep’s combination of its LAG-3 protein/MHC (major histocompatibility complex) Class II agonist eftilagimod alfa and Merck & Co.’s immuno-oncology blockbuster Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has shown impressive median overall survival (OS) of 17.6 months in Cohort B (31 evaluable patients) of the TACTI-003 (KEYNOTE-C34) Phase IIb trial.
The trial is evaluating the combo as a first-line therapy in recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients with...