Syndax Announces Clinical Data from its Entinostat Immuno-oncology Program Selected for Two Oral Presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019

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Feb 27, 2019, 16:47 ET

WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Syndax," the "Company" or "we") (Nasdaq:SNDX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing an innovative pipeline of cancer therapies, today announced two oral presentations at the upcoming American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting being held March 29 - April 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Oral Presentation Details

Title: Identification of gene signatures associated with response in a Phase 2 trial of entinostat (ENT) plus pembrolizumab (PEMBRO) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients whose disease has progressed on or after anti-PD-(L)1 therapy
First author: Peter Ordentlich, Ph.D.
Session: Advances in Novel Immunotherapeutics (Clinical Trials Minisymposium)
Abstract Number: 7822
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Building A, Room 411
Date and Time: Sunday, March 31, 2019; 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET

Title: Efficacy and safety of entinostat (ENT) and pembrolizumab (PEMBRO) in patients with melanoma previously treated with anti-PD1 therapy
First author: Ryan Sullivan, M.D.
Session: Optimizing PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy (Clinical Trials Plenary Session)
Abstract Number: 7449
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Building A, Marcus Auditorium
Date and Time: Monday, April 1, 2019; 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET

All accepted abstracts will be published in the 2019 Proceedings of the AACR. Session information is available online via the Annual Meeting Itinerary Planner through the AACR website at www.aacr.org.

About Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Syndax Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing an innovative pipeline of cancer therapies. The Company is developing its lead product candidate, entinostat, a once-weekly, oral, small molecule, class I HDAC inhibitor, in combination with exemestane and several approved PD-1/PD-(L)1 antagonists. The Company's pipeline also includes SNDX-6352, a monoclonal antibody that blocks the colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1) receptor, as well as a portfolio of potent and selective inhibitors targeting the binding interaction of Menin with MLL-r, including its lead candidate SNDX-5613. For more information, please visit www.syndax.com or follow the Company on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Syndax Contacts

Investor Contact
Melissa Forst
Argot Partners
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Tel 212.600.1902

Media Contact
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Argot Partners
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