Cardiff Oncology, Inc. announced the appointments of Tod Smeal, Ph.D., as chief scientific officer (CSO) and Charles Monahan, RPh, as senior vice president, regulatory affairs. Dr. Smealjoins Cardiff Oncology following roles as chief scientific officer at Hexagon Bio, chief scientific officer of Cancer Biology at Eli Lilly and Company, director of the Oncology Research Unit of Pfizer, and senior group leader at the SUGEN site of Pharmacia and Upjohn and SUGEN. With over 20 years in industry working on targeted therapies, Dr. Smeal has played key leadership roles in delivering about 20 first-in-human drugs/new medical entities and several FDA-approved or soon-to-be approved drugs, including Lorbrena, Xalkori, Vizimpro and Nirogacestat.

Mr. Monahanjoins Cardiff Oncology following a role as the global head of regulatory affairs for Erytech PharmaSA, where he led the regulatory strategy and execution of the company's lead asset across multiple oncology indications in both the United States and Europe. Prior to Erytech, Mr. Monahan held senior regulatory positions at several pharmaceutical companies including Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, and Transgene SA.