Form 8-K
8-K — Theriva Biologics, Inc.
Accession: 0001104659-26-044906
Filed: 2026-04-17
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Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): April 17, 2026
THERIVA BIOLOGICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
001-12584
13-3808303
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File No.)
(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 270
Rockville, Maryland 20850
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code)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 17, 2026, Theriva
Biologics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing an upcoming poster presentation of new data and subgroup
analyses from the VIRAGE Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating VCN-01 (zabilugene almadenorepvec) plus gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel in newly-diagnosed
metastatic pancreatic cancer patients at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting to be held in San Diego, CA
from 17-22 April 2026.
· Presenting author: Dr. Manuel Hidalgo, NYU Langone Health Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY
· Title: Analysis of tumor and biomarker responses in the VIRAGE Trial, a randomized Phase IIb, open-label,
study of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine with/without intravenous VCN-01 in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPDAC)
· Poster #: CT162
· Date and time: Monday April 20, 2026, 2:00-5:00 PM US PDT
· Session: PO.CT01.05 - Phase II and Phase III Clinical Trials
· Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall B, Section 52, Board 26.
The information in this
Item 7.01 and in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed”
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filing. The press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K includes “safe
harbor” language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, indicating that certain statements
contained therein are “forward-looking” rather than historical.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 17, 2026, the Company issued a press
release announcing an upcoming poster presentation of new data and subgroup analyses from the VIRAGE Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating
VCN-01 (zabilugene almadenorepvec) plus gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel in newly-diagnosed metastatic pancreatic cancer patients at the American
Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting to be held in San Diego, CA from 17-22 April 2026.
Details of the poster
presentation are below:
· Presenting author: Dr. Manuel Hidalgo, NYU Langone Health Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY
· Title: Analysis of tumor and biomarker responses in the VIRAGE Trial, a randomized Phase IIb, open-label,
study of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine with/without intravenous VCN-01 in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPDAC)
· Poster #: CT162
· Date and time: Monday April 20, 2026, 2:00-5:00 PM US PDT
· Session: PO.CT01.05 - Phase II and Phase III Clinical Trials
· Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall B, Section 52, Board 26.
Included in the poster
presentation are the conclusions set forth below.
· Patients receiving VCN-01 + gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel (“GnP”) had improved overall survival and progressive free survival
compared to GnP alone. The late separation of survival curves may reflect an immune-mediated mechanism of action.
· Treatment with VCN-01 + GnP resulted in later-emerging, higher magnitude, and more durable responses than GnP alone.
· The OS benefit of VCN-01 + GnP was generally maintained across subgroups including liver metastases, despite a post-recruitment imbalance.
· Patients receiving a second administration of VCN-01 revealed a greater benefit in OS and PFS.
The full poster for the
presentation has been released by the American Association for Cancer Research. A copy of the poster presentation titled Analysis of tumor
and biomarker responses in the VIRAGE Trial, a randomized Phase IIb, open-label, study of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine with/without
intravenous VCN-01 in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPDAC)is filed as exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. and
is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press Release issued by Theriva Biologics, Inc., dated April 17, 2026
99.2
Poster Presentation titled “Analysis of tumor and biomarker responses in the VIRAGE Trial, a randomized Phase IIb, open-label, study of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine with/without intravenous VCN-01 in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPDAC)”
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 17, 2026
THERIVA
BIOLOGICS, INC.
By:
/s/ Steven A. Shallcross
Name:
Steven A. Shallcross
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1 — EXHIBIT 99.1
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Exhibit 99.1
Theriva™ Biologics Announces Upcoming
Presentation of Additional Data from the VIRAGE Phase 2b Clinical Trial of VCN-01 in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer at AACR 2026 Annual
Meeting
- Tumor reponse, biomarker, and subgroup analyses
from the VIRAGE Phase 2b clinical trial support a VCN-01 immune-mediated mode of action and demonstrate improved outcomes in VCN-01 treated
patients across multiple subgroups, including patients with liver metastases -
- Data to be presented in a poster session at
the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California on Monday April 20, 2026-
Rockville,
MD, April 17, 2026 – Theriva™ Biologics (NYSE American: TOVX), (“Theriva” or the “Company”),
a diversified clinical-stage company developing therapeutics designed to treat cancer and related diseases in areas of high unmet need,
today announced an upcoming poster presentation of new data and subgroup analyses from the VIRAGE Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating VCN-01
(zabilugene almadenorepvec) plus gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel in newly-diagnosed metastatic pancreatic cancer patients. Tumor reponse, biomarker
data, and subgroup analyses are to be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting to be held in San
Diego, CA from 17-22 April 2026.
Details of the poster presentation are below:
· Presenting author: Dr. Manuel Hidalgo, NYU Langone Health Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY
· Title: Analysis of tumor and biomarker responses in the VIRAGE Trial, a randomized Phase IIb, open-label, study of nab-paclitaxel
and gemcitabine with/without intravenous VCN-01 in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPDAC)
· Poster #: CT162
· Date and time: Monday April 20, 2026, 2:00-5:00 PM US PDT
· Session: PO.CT01.05 - Phase II and Phase III Clinical Trials
· Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall B, Section 52, Board 26.
“The
new data and analyses to be presented at the AACR meeting further reinforce our confidence in the clinical potential of VCN-01 plus gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel
chemotherapy to help metastatic PDAC patients,” said Steven A. Shallcross, Chief Executive Officer of Theriva Biologics. “Taken
together, the tumor response and biomarker data support an immune-mediated mode of action for VCN-01, which is consistent with the previously
reported clinical observations, showing that patients treated with VCN-01 plus gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel
experienced a significantly protracted duration of response concomitant with a later-stage prolongation of survival compared to patients
treated with gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel alone. We have achieved alignment with both the FDA and the EMA on a proposed pivotal Phase 3
clinical trial to evaluate multiple doses of VCN-01 plus gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel in first-line metastatic PDAC patients, and we are
planning a small study to assess whether more frequent and extended VCN-01 dosing could further improve outcomes.”
About Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Cancer of the pancreas consists of two main histological types: cancer
that arises from the ductal (exocrine) cells of the pancreas or, much less often, cancers may arise from the endocrine compartment of
the pancreas. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (“PDAC”) accounts for more than 90% of all pancreatic tumors. It can be located
either in the head of the pancreas or in the body/tail. Pancreatic cancer usually metastasizes to the liver and peritoneum. Other less
common metastatic sites are the lungs, brain, kidney, and bone. In its early stages, pancreatic cancer does not typically result in any
characteristic symptoms. In many instances, progressive abdominal pain is the first symptom. Therefore, in most cases, pancreatic cancer
is diagnosed in its late stages (locally advanced non-metastatic or metastatic stage of the disease) when surgical resection and possibly
curative treatment is not possible. It is generally assumed that only 10% of cases are resectable at presentation, whereas 30-40% of patients
are diagnosed at local advanced/unresectable stage and 50-60% present with distant metastases.
About VCN-01
VCN-01 (zabilugene almadenorepvec) is a systemically administered oncolytic
adenovirus designed to selectively and aggressively replicate within tumor cells and degrade the tumor stroma that serves as a significant
physical and immunosuppressive barrier to cancer treatment. This unique mode-of-action enables VCN-01 to exert multiple antitumor effects
by (i) selectively infecting and lysing tumor cells; (ii) enhancing the access and perfusion of co-administered chemotherapy
products; and (iii) increasing tumor immunogenicity and exposing the tumor to the patient’s immune system and co-administered
immunotherapy products. Systemic administration enables VCN-01 to exert its actions on both the primary tumor and metastases. VCN-01 has
been administered to 142 patients to date in clinical trials of different cancers, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (in combination
with chemotherapy), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (with an immune checkpoint inhibitor), ovarian cancer (with CAR-T cell therapy),
colorectal cancer, and retinoblastoma (by intravitreal injection). More information on these clinical trials is available at Clinicaltrials.gov.
About Theriva™ Biologics, Inc.
Theriva™
Biologics (NYSE American: TOVX), is a diversified clinical-stage company developing therapeutics designed to treat cancer and related
diseases in areas of high unmet need. The Company’s subsidiary Theriva Biologics, S.L. , has been developing a new oncolytic adenovirus
platform designed for intravenous (IV), intravitreal and antitumoral delivery to trigger tumor cell death, improve access of co-administered
cancer therapies to the tumor, and promote a robust and sustained anti-tumor response by the patient’s immune system. The Company’s
lead clinical-stage candidates is VCN-01 (zabilugene almadenorepvec), an oncolytic adenovirus designed to replicate selectively and aggressively
within tumor cells, and to degrade the tumor stroma barrier that serves as a significant physical and immunosuppressive barrier to cancer
treatment. An exploratory clinical trial is also on-going with SYN-004 (ribaxamase) which is designed to degrade certain commonly used
IV beta-lactam antibiotics within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to prevent microbiome damage, thereby limiting overgrowth of pathogenic
organisms such as VRE (vancomycin resistant Enterococci) and reducing the incidence and severity of acute graft-versus-host-disease (aGVHD)
in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. For more information, please visit Theriva™ Biologics’ website
at www.therivabio.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases
forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “potential,”
“continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,”
“estimates,” and similar expressions, and include statements regarding the Company’s confidence in the clinical potential
of VCN-01 plus gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy to help metastatic PDAC patients; tumor response and biomarker data supporting
an immune-mediated mode of action for VCN-01; alignment with the FDA and EMA on a proposed Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating multiple
doses of VCN-01 plus gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel in first-line metastatic PDAC patients; and planning a small study to assess whether
more frequent and extended VCN-01 dosing could further improve outcomes. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from current expectations include, among others, the Company’s ability to finalize the proposed pivotal Phase 3 study protocol and
file a BLA; the Company’s ability to obtain development funding and/or partnerships; the Company’s ability to reach clinical
milestones when anticipated, including the ability to continue to enroll patients as planned; generating clinical data that establishes
VCN-01 may improve patient outcomes in metastatic PDAC patients; the ability to obtain regulatory approval for commercialization of product
candidates or to comply with ongoing regulatory requirements, including approval of VCN-01 to treat patients with PDAC; regulatory limitations
relating to the Company’s ability to promote or commercialize their product candidates for the specific indications; acceptance
of the Company’s product candidates in the marketplace; the successful development, marketing or sale of the Company’s products;
developments by competitors that render such products obsolete or non-competitive; the Company’s ability to maintain license agreements;
the continued maintenance and growth of the Company’s patent estate; the ability to continue to remain well financed; and other
factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and its other filings
with the SEC, including subsequent periodic reports on Forms 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. The information in this release
is provided only as of the date of this release, and Theriva Biologics undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements
contained in this release on account of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations:
Kevin Gardner
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
kgardner@lifesciadvisors.com
EX-99.2 — EXHIBIT 99.2
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Exhibit 99.2
*Address correspondence to:
manuel.hidalgo@nyulangone.org
CT162: Analysis of tumor and biomarker responses in the VIRAGE trial, a randomized phase IIb, open-label, study of
nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine with/without intravenous VCN-01 in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPDAC)
Rocio Garcia-Carbonero1
, Roberto Pazo Cid2
, Teresa Macarulla
3
, Berta Laquente
4
, Alana Nguyen
5
, Carmen Guillén
6
, Andrés Muñoz
7
, Edward J Kim8
, Mireya Cazorla
9
, Tara Seery
10
, Miriam Lobo de Mena
11
, Chris Nevala-Plagemann12, Vivek Sharma13, Eva Martínez de Castro
14
, Charles Le
15
, Ana Mato-Berciano
16
, Luis A. Rojas
16
, Carmen Blasco
16
, Manel Cascallo
16
, Manuel Hidalgo18,*
1Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Imas 12, Madrid, Spain; 2Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain;
3Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain;
4Catalan Institut of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain;
5Weill Cornell Medicine/NYP Hospital, New York, NY;
6Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; 7Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain;
8UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento;
9Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain;
10Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, CA;
11Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain;
12Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah, Salt Lake City;
13University of Louisville, Louisville, KY;
14Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain;
15Theriva Biologics Inc.,
Rockville, MD, USA;
16Theriva Biologics SL., Parets del Vallès, Spain;
18NYU Langone Health Perlmutter Cancer Ctr., NY.
VCN-01 is a clinical-stage oncolytic adenovirus engineered to replicate selectively in cancer cells with an aberrant RB1-E2F pathway. The VCN-01 E1A promoter is modified by inclusion of eight E2F1 binding sites and a 24-bp deletion that promotes viral transcription in cells with elevated free E2F1 and renders the virus replication-deficient in RB1-functional, normal cells. Here, human pancreatic cancer cell lines were exposed to topoisomerase I (topo1) inhibiting chemotherapeutics, irinotecan (IRI), its active metabolite, SN-38, and
topotecan (topo; see Figure A). Notably, in NP-18 cells, E2F1 mRNA was increased ~3-fold compared to untreated cells, and E1A mRNA was boosted ~5-fold in cells treated with VCN-01 + topo1 inhibitors compared to VCN-01 alone. These data suggest that topo1 inhibitor-mediated elevations in E2F1 increase VCN-01 transcription. Based on these promising in vitro results, the potential synergy of VCN-01 plus the liposomal formulation of IRI (
B A C K G R O U N D
Zabilugene almadenorepvec (VCN-01)
1
is an oncolytic
adenovirus engineered to replicate in cancer cells with
a dysfunctional RB1 pathway. VCN-01 expresses
PH20 hyaluronidase to improve intratumoral viral
dissemination, enhance chemotherapy penetration,
and facilitate immune cell infiltration.
Previous phase I showed that intravenous
administration of VCN-01 is feasible and has an
acceptable safety profile2
. VCN-01 reached and
replicated in tumors, induced an inflammatory tumor
microenvironment, and showed encouraging biological
and clinical activity when administered sequentially
with GnP to patients with mPDAC. In this phase IIb
VIRAGE trial, the primary endpoints of overall survival
(OS) and safety were accomplished (previously
presented at ESMO 2025)
3
.
Figure 1. Mechanisms of action of VCN-01
Chemonaïve mPDAC patients were randomized 1:1 to
receive GnP on days 1, 8 and 15 of repeated 28-day
cycles (GnP group) or 2 separate IV doses of VCN-01
(1x1013 vp/dose) 1 week prior to cycles 1 and 4 of GnP
(VCN-01 + GnP group).
• Primary endpoints:
• Overall survival (OS)
• Safety and tolerability
• Secondary objectives:
• Progression free survival (PFS)
• Objective response rates (ORR)
• Disease control rate (DCR)
• Duration of response (DoR)
• Changes of CA 19-9 over time
• Exploratory analyses:
• Viral genomes (vg) in blood
• Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) in serum
Figure 2. Treatment schedules for the VIRAGE trial
D E S I G N & O B J E C T I V E S
• Patients receiving VCN-01 + GnP had improved OS and PFS compared to GnP alone. The late separation of survival curves
may reflect an immune-mediated mechanism of action.
• Treatment with VCN-01 + GnP resulted in later-emerging, higher magnitude, and more durable responses than GnP alone.
• The OS benefit of VCN-01 + GnP was generally maintained across subgroups including liver metastases, despite a post-recruitment imbalance.
• Patients receiving a second administration of VCN-01 revealed a greater benefit in OS and PFS.
C O N C L U S I O N S
R E S U LT S
Demographics and survival outcomes
Figure 3. Survival outcomes. Kaplan-Meier analysis of OS (a) and PFS (b) in
the patients receiving VCN-01 + ≥1 full
dose of GnP (VCN-01 + GnP) or ≥1 full
dose of GnP (GnP). P values by two-sided log-rank test.
Quality of response
Table 2. OS rates at selected timepoints
Analysis of subgroups
1. Rodríguez-García A et al. Safety and efficacy of VCN-01, an oncolytic adenovirus
combining fiber HSG-binding domain replacement with RGD and hyaluronidase
expression. Clin Cancer Res. 21:1406-18 (2015).
2. Garcia-Carbonero, R. et al. Phase I, multicenter, open-label study of intravenous
VCN-01 oncolytic adenovirus with or without nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine in patients
with advanced solid tumors. J. Immunother. Cancer 10, (2022).
3. García-Carbonero, R. et al. 2216MO VIRAGE trial: Randomized phase IIb, open-label, study of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine with/without intravenous VCN-01 in
patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPDAC). Ann Oncol. 36:S1146-7 (2025)
The authors are grateful to the patients and their
families, investigators, co-investigators, and
study teams at clinical sites for their participation
and dedication. The clinical study was supported
by Theriva Biologics S.L.
A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S R E F E R E N C E S
Efficacy in patients receiving four cycles of GnP (two doses of VCN-01)
Patients with liver metastases
Table 3. Secondary efficacy parameters
in patients receiving 4 cycles of GnP
Figure 6. Efficacy in patients receiving
two doses of VCN-01 a, b, Kaplan-Meier analysis of OS (a) and PFS (b) in
the subgroup population of patients
receiving a 4th cycle of GnP (GnP) or a
4th cycle of GnP plus a 2nd dose of
VCN-01 (VCN-01 + GnP). P values by
two-sided log-rank test.
Viral genomes and neutralizing antibodies
Figure 7. Viral genomes in blood (a) and neutralizing antibodies in serum (b). Geometric
mean + 95% CI. The dotted line indicates the limit of quantification. VCN-01 administrations
are indicated by blue arrows.
Figure 5. Analysis of subgroup populations. a, Forest plot of OS in selected subgroups (post-hoc analyses). * For the GnP group, the equivalent of 2 doses of VCN-01 corresponds to patients
who received a 4th cycle of GnP. Hazard ratio P values by Cox Proportional-Hazards model. b, c,
Kaplan-Meier analysis of OS (b) and PFS (c) in the subgroup of patients with liver metastases. P
values by two-sided log-rank test. Multivariate analysis adjusting for liver metastases confirmed
that the survival benefit of the VCN-01 + GnP group was independent of the imbalance in liver
metastases between treatment groups (HR = 0.6 (95% CI, 0.36-1.01), P = 0.055).
a b
a
c
b
d
a
c
b
a b
a b
Table 3. Secondary efficacy
parameters in overall population
e
Figure 4. Quality of response. a, Duration of response (DoR). b, Maximum
percentage change in target lesion size from baseline. c, Swimmer’s plot showing
OS in the GnP group (left) and the VCN-01 + GnP group (right); disease
progression, responses, complete responses (CR), VCN-01 doses, and death
events are indicated. d, Time to response, defined as the interval from treatment
initiation to the first documented clinical response. e, Percentage change from
baseline of CA19-9 levels in individual patients at initiation of cycles 3, 6, and 9 of
GnP. The red line indicates the median. P values by two-sided log-rank test (a) and
two-tailed Mann-Whitney test (d).
Table 1. Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics
Characteristic
GnP
(n = 48)
VCN-01 + GnP
(n = 48)
Age (years) Median (range) 68.5 (52-85) 66.0 (41-86)
<70 years, n (%) 26 (54.2) 33 (68.8)
≥70 years, n (%) 22 (45.8) 15 (31.2)
Gender Male, n (%) 22 (45.8) 23 (47.9)
Female, n (%) 26 (54.2) 25 (52.1)
Region European Union, n (%) 41 (85.4) 39 (81.3)
North America, n (%) 7 (14.6) 9 (18.8)
Body Mass Index
(kg/m2
) Median (range) 25.65 (19.1-37.0) 23.70 (17.9-38.4)
ECOG at
randomization
0, n (%) 17 (35.4) 19 (39.6)
1, n (%) 31 (64.6) 29 (60.4)
Liver metastases at
baseline
Yes, n (%) 40 (83.3) 31 (64.6)
No, n (%) 8 (16.7) 17 (35.4)
Number of metastatic
sites
1 or 2, n (%) 38 (79.2) 37 (77.1)
≥3, n (%) 10 (20.8) 11 (22.9)
Primary tumor location Head, n (%) 20 (41.7) 18 (37.5)
Body and tail, n (%) 28 (58.3) 30 (62.5)
CA 19-9 at baseline ≤ 37 UI/ml, n (%) 8 (16.7) 9 (18.8)
> 37 UI/ml, n (%) 40 (83.3) 39 (81.2)
Months GnP (%) VCN-01 + GnP (%)
12 31.9 42.6
15 12.77 35.5
18 8.52 31.1
Parameter GnP
(n = 48)
VCN-01 + GnP
(n = 48)
P value
CR, n (%) 0 (0) 1 (2.1) -
PR, n (%) 15 (31.3) 18 (37.5) -
SD, n (%) 19 (39.6) 18 (37.5) -
PD, n (%) 14 (29.2) 11 (22.9) -
ORR, n (%) 15 (31.3) 19 (39.6) 0.41
DCR, n (%) 34 (70.8) 37 (77.1) 0.59
Parameter
GnP
(n = 29)
VCN-01 + GnP
(n = 34)
P value
CR, n (%) 0 (0) 1 (2.9) -
PR, n (%) 14 (48.3) 18 (52.9) -
SD, n (%) 15 (51.7) 15 (44.1) -
PD, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) -
ORR, n (%) 14 (48.3) 19 (55.9) 0.62
DCR, n (%) - - -
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Entity Address, City or Town
Rockville
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MD
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TOVX
Security Exchange Name
NYSEAMER
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