RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $MRK #MRK--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that new data across multiple hematologic malignancies will be presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Orlando, Fla. from Dec. 6-9. The data shared at the meeting will highlight the company's ongoing commitment to advancing clinical research in hematology across Merck's expanding and diverse pipeline of investigational candidates ...

Core Insights - Ascentage Pharma announced that 13 studies of its key assets will be presented at the 2025 European Hematology Association Annual Congress in Milan, Italy, from June 12-15, 2025 [1][2] Group 1: Company Overview - Ascentage Pharma is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on addressing unmet medical needs in cancers, with a rich pipeline of innovative drug candidates [9] - The lead asset, olverembatinib, is the first novel third-generation BCR-ABL1 inhibitor approved in China for specific types of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) [10] - The second lead asset, lisaftoclax, is a novel Bcl-2 inhibitor for treating various hematologic malignancies, with an NDA accepted for priority review in China [11] Group 2: Research Presentations - The congress will feature an oral presentation on integrating genomic and transcriptomic insights for predicting responses in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) [3] - Multiple poster presentations will include studies on the combination of olverembatinib with other therapies for newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) [4][5] - Online publications will cover various studies, including the efficacy and safety of olverembatinib in relapsed and persistent minimal residual disease positive Ph+ ALL patients [6][8]