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Theriva Biologics announces VCN-01 Phase 1 HNSCC data showing median OS up to 17.3 months
Theriva Biologics, Inc.
- Median OS 10.3-17.3 months across three arms in heavily pre-treated, immunotherapy-refractory HNSCC patients.
- Median PFS 1.6-3.7 months; best PFS (3.7 mo) in sequential low-dose VCN-01 arm (Arm II LD).
- Biomarker data confirms VCN-01 mechanism: increased PH20, viral replication, CD8+ T cell infiltration, PD-L1 upregulation.
- Results published online in Clinical Cancer Research; trial NCT03799744 enrolled 20 patients.
- Data suggest VCN-01 can resensitize refractory tumors to checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab.