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Incyte (INCY) Announces Publication of Updated Phase 1 Data on Epacadostat + Keytruda in Advanced Melanoma (MRK)

September 28, 2016 6:16 AM EDT

Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq: INCY) announced that the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) has published an abstract (#1110PD) containing updated data from the Phase 1 portion of the ECHO-202 trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of epacadostat, Incytes selective IDO1 enzyme inhibitor, in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab), Mercks anti-PD-1 therapy. These data will be highlighted in a poster discussion on Monday, 10 October 2016 from 11:00-12:00 CET at the ESMO Annual Congress 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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