Merck and Japan-based Eisai said on Friday a combination of their therapies failed to extend the lives of patients with a type of esophageal cancer in a late-stage trial. The trial was studying U.S. drugmaker Merck's blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda and Eisai's Lenvima,

Merck & Co. and Eisai have to deal with the reality that yet another phase 3 trial of their combination of Keytruda and Lenvima didn’t exactly go their way. | Merck & Co. and Eisai have to deal with the reality that yet another phase 3 trial of their combination of Keytruda and Lenvima didn’t exactly go their way.

Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) and Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) have announced the latest outcomes from their Phase 3 LEAP-015 trial, which evaluated the efficacy of the combination therapy KEYTRUDA and LENVIMA for patients with advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma.

Merck's blockbuster drug Keytruda and Eisai's cancer drug Lenvima, in combination with chemotherapy, failed to improve overall survival in patients with a type of esophageal cancer in a late-stage trial,