CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS,INC. (NASDAQ:CLDX) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Departure of Director
On December5, 2018, Gerald McMahon, Ph.D. gave notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Celldex Therapeutics,Inc. (the “Company”), of his resignation from the Board, effective December5, 2018, for personal reasons. Dr.McMahon indicated that his resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
About CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS,INC. (NASDAQ:CLDX)
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the development and commercialization of several immunotherapy technologies for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Its lead drug Rintega (also referred to as rindopepimut and CDX-110) is a therapeutic vaccine, which is meant for the treatment of glioblastoma patients. Its Glembatumumab vedotin (also referred to as CDX-011) is meant for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. Its Varlilumab (also referred to as CDX-1127) is an immune modulating antibody. Its earlier stage drug candidates in clinical development include CDX-1401, which is a targeted immunotherapeutic aimed at antigen presenting cells (APC) for cancer indications and CDX-301, which is an immune cell mobilizing agent and dendritic cell growth factor. It includes a multi-faceted tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) program. The Company’s pipeline also includes CDX-0158 and CDX-3379, which are humanized monoclonal antibodies.
