Syndax and Merck to Collaborate on Immuno-Oncology Study Evaluating Entinostat in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Lung Cancer and Melanoma

Dateline City: WALTHAM, Mass. & KENILWORTH, N.J. WALTHAM, Mass. & KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that they have entered into a clinical trial collaboration to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combining Syndax’s entinostat, an investigational epigenetic therapy, with Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), the first anti-PD-1 therapy approved in the United States. Language: English Contact: Merck Media Relations:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558Claire Mulhearn, 908-236-1118orMerck Investor Relations:Justin Holko, 908-740-1879orSyndax Corporate:Bob Goodenow, 781-419-1418Chief Business Officerbgoodenow@syndax.com Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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