Merck expands Mass. reach with Torque cancer collaboration

Cambridge biotech Torque has become the latest local startup to team up with New Jersey drug giant Merck& Co., announcing a collaboration this week to explore whether Merck's blockbuster drug Keytruda could boost Torque's lead immuno-oncology treatment. Under the partnership announced Wednesday, Torque and Merck (NYSE: MRK) will test Torque’s lead T-cell therapy's ability fight multiple types of cancer tumors when paired with Keytruda or used independently. The companies are planning to launch…
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