Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) has officially washed its hands of a once-lauded experimental cancer drug it invested in along with Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) Merck informed Ariad last week that it was terminating its license agreement and handing back the drug to Ariad, FierceBiotech reports.At one time, the drug, known as ridaforolimus, was considered a promising new cancer treatment. Merck originally planned to invest up to $700 million in the project, which yielded a phase 3 clinical trial in advanced sarcomas. The drug was then rejected, however, when the Food and Drug Administration claimed that due to the drug’s risk-benefit profile, it would require another trial. Prior to the drug’s rejection by the FDA, Merck had already paid Ariad about $200 million as part of the partnership.
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