Merck and Gilead Provide Update on Phase 3 KEYNOTE-D46/EVOKE-03 Study

RAHWAY, N.J. & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $MRK #MRK--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the discontinuation of the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-D46/EVOKE-03 study investigating Gilead’s Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) in combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, compared to KEYTRUDA monotherapy in certain patients with previously untreated metastatic non-small cell