Syndax Sees Subgroup Efficacy For Entinostat Plus Keytruda In NSCLC

The company says a subgroup of lung cancer patients with high pre-treatment monocyte levels showed promising response and PFS rates in study pairing Syndax’s selective HDAC inhibitor with Merck’s Keytruda. Mature data will inform future Phase III melanoma plans.

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Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc. thinks it has identified a subgroup of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who respond well to treatment with entinostat and Merck & Co. Inc.’s Keytruda, and the company is designing a pivotal study it hopes to launch later this year in this biomarker-stratified patient subpopulation.

Syndax held an investor call May 17, following the release of abstracts for next month’s American Society of Clinical Oncology...

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