IMV Announces Finalization of the Basket Clinical Study in Collaboration with Merck and Reveals Promising Top Line Data from the Bladder and MSI-High Cohorts
Clinical benefit (complete responses, partial responses, and stable disease) observed in metastatic bladder cancer patients, including those who had received prior immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IMV Inc. (NASDAQ: IMV; TSX: IMV), a clinical-stage company developing a portfolio of immune-educating therapies based on its novel DPX™ platform to treat solid and hematologic cancers, today announced the finalization of the basket clinical study evaluating maveropepimut-S (MVP-S, previously known as DPX-Survivac) in combination with Merck’s KEYTRUDA® in patients with metastatic bladder and Micro-Satellite Instability High (MSI-H) solid tumors.
“The top line clinical data from both the bladder and MSI-Hi cohorts are promising, further showcasing the potential of MVP-S as an immune-educating therapy in multiple cancer indications,” said Jeremy Graff, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at IMV. “We are particularly encouraged by the responses in patients previously treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors and look forward to meeting with our key opinion leaders to map out follow-on studies in these indications.”
Olivier Rixe, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Principal Investigator at Quantum Santa Fe in New Mexico, and Principal Investigator of the study, commented, “We are especially motivated by the responses observed in advanced, metastatic bladder cancer, where patients previously treated with an immune checkpoint inhibitor demonstrated clinical response, including complete responses.”
All clinical benefit were evaluated according to the iRECIST/RECIST criteria. A more complete set of data, including evaluation of PD-L1 and other measures will be presented at an upcoming scientific conference.
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