Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, announced a new clinical collaboration with AstraZeneca to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AstraZeneca’s durvalumab, a human monoclonal antibody directed against programmed death-ligand 1, in combination with SNDX-6352, Syndax’s monoclonal antibody inhibitor of Colony-StimulatingFactor 1 Receptor, across a variety of solid tumors.
Richard Pazdur, FDA’s top oncologist who last week received a battlefield promotion to the role of director of the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, is described as a stabilizing figure respected by major patient groups, oncology professional societies, and the industry.
