Syndax Scores First-Mover Advantage With Approval Of Menin Inhibitor For Leukemia

The drug maker anticipates a potential label expansion for Revuforj (revumenib) from KMTA2-translocation acute leukemias into NPM1-mutant AML.

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Syndax Pharmaceuticals will have a first-mover advantage as it launches Revuforj (revumenib) for relapsed/refractory acute leukemias in adult and pediatric patients with KMT2A translocations, following the drug’s US Food and Drug Administration approval.

The FDA approved Revuforj on 15 November as the first menin inhibitor, for patients aged 1 and older with acute...

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