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HOOKIPA Phase 1 HB-200 shows 80% disease control with alternating 2-vector; Phase 2 initiated
HOOKIPA Pharma Inc.
- Alternating 2-vector HB-202/HB-201 achieved 80% disease control rate vs historical 35-40% for pembrolizumab.
- 56% of alternating 2-vector patients had target lesion shrinkage vs 38% for single-vector HB-201.
- 32% on alternating 2-vector had tumor-specific T cells >5% of circulating pool vs 7% on HB-201.
- HB-200 well tolerated; only 8.8% grade ≥3 treatment-related side effects, mostly flu-like symptoms.
- Phase 2 plans include combos with pembrolizumab; initial results expected H2 2022, randomized trial H1 2023.