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Wednesday, September 22
Wed, Sep 22, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Virtual
Developing Combination Therapies in Oncology: What We Have Learned and What’s New

Contribution of Component to Combination Therapy: How Much to Expect? (302419)

*Cong Chen, Merck & Co., Inc. 

Keywords: Contribution of Component, independent drug action

Researchers have long sought to find combinations of cancer drugs that might achieve synergy. However, growing evidence in preclinical data and clinical trial data shows that the treatment effect of most combination therapies can be largely explained by the independent drug action model (i.e., response to combination is the best response to the two components). In this talk, we will introduce the model and discuss its implications to oncology drug development.