AIVITA Biomedical announced the randomization of its first patient in the company's Phase II clinical trial for newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer. The double-blind study will enroll approximately 99 patients who will receive AIVITA's patient-specific ovarian cancer vaccine, or a control agent. This milestone achievement is the first application of AIVITA's new ROOT OF CANCER technology, an immunotherapy that targets cancer-initiating cells.
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AIVITA has received seven patient tumor specimens from a single clinical site, and has successfully generated a treatment for each patient, yielding a 100% manufacturing success rate. Given the success of patient recruitment and manufacturing, AIVITA will now expand the clinical study to multiple centers.
"I'm very proud that our AIVITA team has so clearly demonstrated feasibility and reproducibility in manufacturing these patient-specific treatments," said Dr. Robert Dillman, AIVITA's Chief Medical Officer. "Quick, reliable and cost-effective production is critical for the viability of both patient and company."