Favezelimab - Merck Sharp & Dohme
Alternative Names: Mavezelimab - Merck Sharp & Dohme; MK-4280Latest Information Update: 30 Jul 2024
At a glance
- Originator Merck Sharp & Dohme
- Class Antineoplastics; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies
- Mechanism of Action Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity; CD223 antigen inhibitors; T lymphocyte stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II Haematological malignancies; Non-small cell lung cancer
- Phase I/II Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 25 Jul 2024 Phase-I/II clinical trials are ongoing in Solid tumours (Combination therapy, Late-stage disease, Second-line therapy or greater, In neonates, In infants, In children, In adolescents) in South Korea (IV) (NCT06395090)
- 25 Jul 2024 Phase-I/II clinical trials in Haematological malignancies (Late-stage disease, Second-line therapy or greater, Combination therapy, In neonates, In infants, In children, In adolescents) in South Korea (IV) (NCT06395090)
- 13 Jun 2024 Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase I/II trial in Haematological malignancies presented at the 29th Congress of the European Haematology Association (EHA-2024)