Syndax Pharmaceuticals to Present at the SITC 31st Annual Scientific Meeting
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Syndax," the "Company" or "we") (Nasdaq:SNDX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing entinostat and SNDX-6352 in multiple cancer indications, today announced six poster presentations at the upcoming Society for Immunotherapy in Cancer (SITC) 31st Annual Scientific Meeting being held November 9—13, 2016 in National Harbor, Maryland.
The following Syndax-sponsored posters to be presented include:
Title: Dose escalation/confirmation results of ENCORE 601, a phase 1b/2 open-label study of entinostat (ENT) in combination with pembrolizumab (PEMBRO) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Poster Number: 221
Date and Time: Friday, November 11 from 12:15—1:30 PM ET
Track: Combinations: Immunotherapy/Immunotherapy
Presenter: Melissa L. Johnson, MD
Title: Targeting colony stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R) with SNDX-6352, a novel anti-CSF-1R targeted antibody
Poster Number: 421
Date and Time: Friday, November 11 from 12:15—1:30 PM ET
Track: Tumor Microenvironment
Presenter: Peter Ordentlich, Ph.D
Additional poster presentations highlighting entinostat include:
Title: Effect of the class I-HDAC inhibitor entinostat and the pan-HDAC inhibitor vorinostat on peripheral immune cell subsets
Poster Number: 207
Date and Time: Friday, November 11 from 12:15—1:30 PM ET
Track: Combinations: Immunotherapy/Immunotherapy
Presenter: Lauren Lepone, Ph.D
Title: Modulation of antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) mediated by the anti-PD-L1 antibody avelumab on human lung and prostate carcinoma cell lines using the HDAC inhibitors vorinostat and entinostat
Poster Number: 212
Date and Time: Saturday, November 12 from 11:45 AM—1:00 PM ET
Track: Combinations: Immunotherapy/Immunotherapy
Presenter: Sofia R. Gameiro, Ph.D
Title: Entinostat sensitized osteosarcoma cells for cytotoxic effect of natural killer cells
Poster Number: 198
Date and Time: Saturday, November 12 from 11:45 AM—1:00 PM ET
Track: Adoptive Cellular Therapy
Presenter: Simin Kiany
Title: A randomized phase II study of epigenetic therapy with azacitidine and entinostat with concurrent nivolumab versus nivolumab alone in recurrent metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Poster Number: 151
Date and Time: Friday, November 11 from 12:15—1:30 PM ET
Track: Clinical Trials in Progress
Presenter: Kristen A. Marrone, MD
The posters will be on display starting at 12:00 PM ET on Friday, November 11 and will remain accessible through 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, November 12. All accepted abstracts will be accessible via a special supplement published in SITC's official journal, the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (JITC).
About Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Syndax is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing an innovative pipeline of combination therapies in multiple cancer indications. Our lead product candidate, entinostat, which was granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the FDA following positive results from our Phase 2b clinical trial, ENCORE 301, is currently being evaluated in a Phase 3 registration clinical trial for advanced hormone receptor positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative breast cancer. Syndax is developing entinostat, which has direct effects on both cancer cells and immune regulatory cells, and SNDX-6352, an anti-CSF-1R monoclonal antibody, to potentially enhance the body's immune response on tumors that have shown sensitivity to immunotherapy. Entinostat is being evaluated as a combination therapeutic in Phase 1b/2 clinical trials with Merck & Co., Inc. for non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma, with Genentech, Inc. for TNBC, and with Pfizer Inc. and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, for ovarian cancer. SNDX-6352 is expected to begin clinical trials during the fourth quarter of 2016 and to be developed to treat a variety of cancers. For more information on Syndax, please visit www.syndax.com.
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