Surface Oncology Inc (SURF)

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SURF...$7.97...in the A/H...CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Surface Oncology (Nasdaq: SURF), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing next-generation immunotherapies that target the tumor microenvironment, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation for one of the company’s lead therapeutic candidates, SRF617, for the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer.
“We are pleased to receive this important designation from the FDA, which supports our conviction that new immunotherapies for pancreatic cancer are urgently needed,” said Alison O’Neill, M.D., senior vice president, clinical development at Surface Oncology. “We are very encouraged by our clinical progress to date with SRF617, a highly innovative therapy with the potential to promote anti-tumor immunity in patients with cancer. SRF617 is in Phase 1/1b studies across a variety of solid tumors, including combination studies with gemcitabine and abraxane in patients with pancreatic cancer.”...:party: