Syros Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication in Blood Advances Demonstrating the Potential of Tamibarotene in Patients with RARA Gene Overexpression, Supporting Ongoing Clinical Development in AML and MDS

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Dec 12, 2022

Syros Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SYRS), a leader in the development of medicines that control the expression of genes, today announced a peer-reviewed publication of results from its completed biomarker-directed Phase 2 trial of tamibarotene in combination with azacitidine in newly diagnosed patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are not eligible for standard intensive chemotherapy. These findings support Syros’ ongoing evaluation of tamibarotene for the treatment of AML and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients with RARA overexpression. The paper, titled “Targeting RARA Overexpression with Tamibarotene, a Potent and Selective RARα Agonist, is a Novel Approach in AML,” was published online in Blood Advances on December 7, 2022 at https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1182%2Fbloodadvances.2022008806.