NeoImmuneTech, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its investigational new drug (IND) application for the combination of NeoImmuneTech’s Hyleukin-7™ (NT-I7) and Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) advanced solid tumors. This IND clearance allows NeoImmuneTech to initiate a Phase 1b/2a basket study evaluating this combination in patients with both checkpoint inhibitor (CPI)-treated and CPI-naïve R/R advanced solid tumors.