CD73/PD-1 dual targeting drug-Fc conjugate - Merck & Co
Latest Information Update: 08 Jan 2026
At a glance
- Originator Cidara Therapeutics
- Developer Merck & Co
- Class Antineoplastics; Drug conjugates; Immunoconjugates; Immunoglobulin Fc fragments
- Mechanism of Action 5-nucleotidase inhibitors; Programmed cell death 1 receptor antagonists
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Orphan Drug Status
No
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Preclinical Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 07 Jan 2026 Cidara Therapeutics has been acquired and merged into Merck & Co
- 07 Dec 2023 Pharmacodynamics data from preclinical study in Colorectal cancer released by Cidara Therapeutics
- 30 Sep 2023 Pharmacodynamics data from a preclinical trial in Solid tumors released by Cidara Therapeutics (Cidara website, September 2023)