Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Appoints Matthew L. Sherman, M.D. As Executive Vice President And Chief Medical Officer

“We are thrilled to welcome Matt to the Deciphera team at this exciting time for our company,” said Steve Hoerter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Deciphera. “Matt’s deep expertise in successfully developing oncology therapeutics will be an incredible asset to Deciphera as we prepare the new drug application, or NDA, for ripretinib and advance our pipeline of novel product candidates. I look forward to working with Matt as we continue our mission to develop important new medicines for the treatment of cancer.”

“Deciphera’s proprietary kinase switch control inhibitor platform has generated a diverse portfolio of product candidates spanning late-stage to preclinical development that are designed to address unmet needs in the treatment of cancer,” said Dr. Sherman. “I am excited to join Deciphera and its impressive leadership team at this pivotal moment for the Company, and I look forward to contributing to its future success.”

From 2006 to 2018, Dr. Sherman served as Chief Medical Officer of Acceleron Pharma, Inc., where he led medical research, clinical operations, biostatistics, data management, clinical pharmacology, medical writing, outsourcing and pharmacovigilance. Before joining Acceleron, Dr. Sherman was Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Synta Pharmaceuticals (now Madrigal Pharmaceuticals). Prior to Synta, Dr. Sherman spent over a decade at Wyeth-Ayerst Research/Genetics Institute, where he led the successful submission, positive Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee recommendation, and FDA approval for the first antibody immune-drug conjugate for acute myeloid leukemia. He has published 260 original papers, book chapters, reviews and abstracts, and is listed as an inventor on 13 patents. He currently serves as a director of Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Pulmatrix, and NewLink Genetics. He also serves on the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Board of Advisors and Alumni Council. Dr. Sherman received a S.B. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency at Georgetown University Medical Center and fellowship in Medical Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Sherman is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology and has held various academic and teaching positions at Harvard Medical School with corresponding clinical appointments at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. – Bio Space