CureVac Presents Preliminary Data from Phase 1 Study Expansion of Oncology Candidate CV8102
- Data confirm CV8102’s safety and ability to strongly mobilize the immune system against tumors
- Final data of complete Phase 1 dose-escalation and expansion study expected in H1 2023
CureVac N.V., a global biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on messenger ribonucleic acid (“mRNA”), today announced data from the Phase 1 expansion study of CV8102, the company’s non-coding RNA candidate in oncology. Preliminary results from the completed Phase 1 expansion study in patients with PD-1 refractory melanoma confirm a robust safety profile of CV8102 as a single agent and in combination with anti-PD-1 antibodies. Preliminary efficacy was observed in a cohort of 30 patients treated in combination with anti-PD-1 antibodies, 40% of whom were pretreated with anti-CTLA-4 antibodies. As of June 15, 2022, in the anti-PD-1 combination cohort, five out of 30 patients (17%) experienced a partial response according to RECIST 1.1. Responses appeared durable for up to one year from the start of treatment. No objective responses were observed in the 10 patients of the single-agent cohort, 50% of whom were pretreated with anti-CTLA-4 antibodies. The data will be presented today at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC), held in Boston, Massachusetts.