VBIV: VBI-1901 Glioblastoma Positive Data

VBI Vaccines Inc. (Nasdaq: VBIV) (VBI), a biopharmaceutical company driven by immunology in the pursuit of powerful prevention and treatment of disease, today announced that David E. Anderson, Ph.D., VBI’s Chief Scientific Officer, will present early tumor response data from the ongoing Phase 2b study of VBI-1901, VBI’s cancer vaccine immunotherapeutic candidate, in recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM) at the World Vaccine Congress Washington at 1:10pm ET on April 3, 2024. The multi-center, randomized, controlled, open-label study has been designed to evaluate overall survival, tumor response rates, and safety and tolerability of VBI-1901 as a monotherapy in rGBM patients.

Dr. Anderson commented: “In recurrent GBM, tumors typically double or triple in size within six weeks, with no effective treatments available to improve survival. Early indications from this ongoing study suggest tumor growth behavior in-line with expectations for both the standard-of-care arm and the VBI-1901 arm, based on positive data seen from the Phase 1/2a study. While early, I am very excited by these results and hope to see the trends continue to confirm the results seen in earlier studies, where VBI-1901 improved median overall survival by ~5 months compared to historical controls – ~13 months vs. ~8 months 1 – and achieved a 44% DCR.”

Based on the data seen in the Phase 1/2a study of VBI-1901 in rGBM patients, the FDA granted Fast Track Designation in June 2021 and Orphan Drug Designation in June 2022 .

Dr. Anderson’s presentation will be archived on the Events/Presentations page in the Investors section of VBI’s website.

Phase 2b Data Highlights
As of March 22, 2024, 17 patients have been randomized 1:1 to either the active, VBI-1901 treatment arm, or to the control, standard-of-care treatment arm (SoC).

Active Study Arm: VBI-1901 + Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF)
Control Study Arm: Standard-of-Care (SoC) Therapy – Carmustine or Lomustine
Phase 2b Patient Enrollment Update

Phase 1/2a Study Data Highlights – VBI-1901 10µg + GM-CSF Study Arms
(n=16)

Multi-center, randomized, controlled, open-label study in up to 60 patients with first recurrent GBM

Safety and tolerability
Overall survival (OS) – median and overall
Tumor response rate (TRR)
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Immunologic responses
Reduction in corticosteroid use relative to baseline
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has considered demonstration of a statistically significant improvement in overall survival relative to a randomized control arm to be clinically significant and has recognized this as criteria to support the approval of new oncology drugs. ²

For more information about the Phase 2b study, visit clinicaltrials.gov and reference trial identifier: NCT03382977.

About GBM and VBI-1901

Scientific literature suggests CMV infection is prevalent in multiple solid tumors, including glioblastoma (GBM). GBM is among the most common and aggressive malignant primary brain tumors in humans. In the U.S. alone, 14,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. The current standard of care for treating GBM is surgical resection, followed by radiation and chemotherapy. Even with aggressive treatment, GBM progresses rapidly and has a high mortality.

VBI-1901 is a novel cancer vaccine immunotherapeutic candidate developed using VBI’s enveloped virus-like particle (eVLP) technology to target two highly immunogenic cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigens, gB and pp65. The FDA has granted VBI-1901 Fast Track Designation and Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma. These designations are intended to provide certain benefits to drug developers, including more frequent meetings with the FDA, and Accelerated Approval and Priority Review, if relevant criteria are met, among other benefits.

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