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Fly News Breaks for August 17, 2015
INCY
Aug 17, 2015 | 14:11 EDT
Cowen said an International Patent application filed by Incyte (INCY) and Merck (MRK) reveals early data from a Phase 1 trial on the on the combination of epacadostat, or IDO inhibitor, and Merck's anti-PD1 antibody. While preliminary, Cowen believes Incyte and Merck included data from the Phase I study in an effort to strengthen method of use claims around the combination and views anecdotal reports of activity as very encouraging. Incyte remains a top mid cap biotech pick at Cowen with an Outperform rating on shares .