VBL Therapeutics Announces Top-Line Results from Pivotal Phase 3 GLOBE Study in Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma
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Dror Harats, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of VBL Therapeutics, said "We are disappointed that our encouraging Phase 2 data were not replicated in the GLOBE Phase 3 study, and once we receive the full and final data we will be analyzing them carefully to better understand the outcome of the study. We are grateful to the trial investigators, site personnel, patients and caregivers who participated in GLOBE. We believe that VB-111 may still hold promise for other indications we currently or may study in the future.”
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About the GLOBE study
The GLOBE pivotal Phase 3 trial is a randomized, controlled, double-arm, open-label study of VB-111 dosed every two months in combination with bevacizumab dosed every two weeks, compared to bevacizumab monotherapy. Key inclusion criteria include first or second progression of glioblastoma following standard of care treatment with temozolomide and radiation, a histologically confirmed diagnosis of glioblastoma and measurable disease by RANO criteria at progression.
The study is conducted under a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) granted by the
About Glioblastoma (GBM)
GBM is the most common and most aggressive form of primary brain tumors. In 2017, it is estimated there were approximately 12,000-13,000 new cases diagnosed in
About VB-111 (ofranergene obadenovec)
VB-111, a potential first-in-class anticancer therapeutic candidate, is the Company’s lead oncology product currently being studied in a Phase 3 trial for ovarian cancer. VB-111 has demonstrated statistically significant OS and PFS in a Phase 2 trial in patients with rGBM, versus current standard of care. VB-111 has received orphan drug designation in both the US and
About VBL
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