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BUSINESS BRIEFING / PHARMACEUTICALS

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AstraZeneca and Merck & Co. said they would jointly develop a pair of drugs meant to hit cancer with a one-two punch, part of a growing trend of combination cancer treatments.

The companies, two of the world’s biggest drug makers, said they would combine efforts with Merck’s MK-2206 and AstraZeneca’s AZD6244, both of which are still in very early development.

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