What's Going On With Leukemia-Focused Syndax Pharmaceuticals Stock Today?

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  • The company says data demonstrate tolerability, compelling clinical responses for revumenib added to current treatment regimens.
  • Data collectively highlight revumenib's combination support advancement into combination trials in the frontline setting.

Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc SNDX shares are trading higher after the company shared data from multiple trials of revumenib in combination with standard-of-care agents in patients with nucleophosmin mutant (mNPM1) and KMT2A-rearranged (KMT2r) relapsed/refractory (R/R) acute leukemias

AML trial of revumenib in combination with venetoclax-decitabine/cedazuridine in R/R AML was featured during an oral session at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. 

As of a data cutoff date of November 1, 2023, nine patients were enrolled and response evaluable at the time of the data cut. 

All nine patients attained a morphologic remission for an overall response rate of 100%, 78% of whom achieved a CRc1, including 44% who achieved a CR/CRh. 

67% (6/9) of patients in the trial attained minimal residual disease (MRD) negative status. Five patients transitioned to hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) following response. Two patients initiated post-transplant maintenance with revumenib and continued in remission for over 11 months.

Syndax Pharmaceuticals announced data from the BEAT AML trial of revumenib in combination with venetoclax/azacitidine in newly diagnosed mNPM1 or KMT2Ar AML patients. 

Eleven (85%) of 13 patients attained a CR/CRh, and 92% (12/13) attained MRD negative status. Two patients proceeded to transplant.

The company announced data from the AUGMENT-102 trial of revumenib in combination with fludarabine/cytarabine in a predominantly pediatric relapsed/refractory mNPM1 (n=1), NUP98r (n=1) and KMT2Ar (n=13) AML population. 

Among the 12 patients treated at 163 mg q12h, four (33%) patients achieved a CRc, including three (25%) patients who achieved a CR; four (33%) proceeded to transplant.

Price Action: SNDX shares are up 8.9% at $18.14 on the last check Monday.

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