Drugs / Talimogene Laherparepvec
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Talimogene Laherparepvec

Other / unclassified

Developed for
melanoma · cutaneous melanoma · cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma · skin squamous cell carcinoma · soft tissue sarcoma · invasive ductal breast carcinoma · keratoacanthoma · metastatic melanoma
+52 more · skin angiosarcoma · squamous cell carcinoma · triple-negative breast carcinoma · ALK-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma · ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma · apocrine adenocarcinoma · basal cell carcinoma · basosquamous carcinoma · bladder carcinoma in situ · breast cancer · breast carcinoma in situ · cancer of unknown primary site · colorectal cancer · cutaneous adenocystic carcinoma · digital papillary eccrine carcinoma · ductal eccrine adenocarcinoma · eccrine mucinous carcinoma · eccrine porocarcinoma · epithelioid sarcoma · estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer · extramammary Paget disease · female breast carcinoma · head and neck cancer · head and neck carcinoma · hepatocellular carcinoma · Her2-receptor negative breast cancer · hidradenocarcinoma · inflammatory breast carcinoma · invasive breast carcinoma · Kaposi's sarcoma · leiomyosarcoma · liposarcoma · lung cancer · malignant pancreatic neoplasm · malignant spiradenoma · mucin-producing carcinoma · mycosis fungoides · neoplasm · neurofibroma · neurofibromatosis type 1 · pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma · peritoneum cancer · pleural neoplasm · primary cutaneous lymphoma · rectum adenocarcinoma · sarcoma · sebaceous adenocarcinoma · Sezary syndrome · signet ring cell carcinoma · skin neoplasm · undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma · vulvar squamous cell carcinoma
Investigated by
Amgen · National Cancer Institute (NCI) · BioVex Limited · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute · John Rieth
+31 more · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · University of California, San Francisco · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Bethesda North TriHealth Hospital · C. R. Bard · Covance · Dan Blazer III, M.D. · Good Samaritan TriHealth Hospital · Johns Hopkins University · Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center · Karie D. Runcie, MD · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Roche Pharma AG · Roche-Genentech · Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · SOLTI Breast Cancer Research Group · Sarcoma Oncology Research Center, LLC · Symbion Research International · The Netherlands Cancer Institute · TriHealth Cancer Institute · TriHealth Inc. · TriHealth Surgical Institute · TriHealth Ultrasound Department · UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center · University of Arizona · University of Iowa · University of Louisville · University of Tennessee · University of Zurich · West Cancer Center

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 3 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed melanomatosis 2 milestones
Filed US (FDA) — melanomatosis —

“a Biologics License Application which has been accepted for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA )” amgen.com ↗

Filed EU (EMA) — melanomatosis —

“as has a Marketing Authorization Application in the European Union for talimogene laherparepvec” amgen.com ↗

Approved Indication not stated 1 milestone
Approved EU (EMA) Imlygic — 2015-12-16 europa.eu ↗

Trials 49

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial · 1 met primary
Phase 0 NCT03802604 Dec 2018 → Apr 2022 breast cancer SOLTI Breast Cancer Research Group Completed Met primary
Phase 115 trials
Phase 1 NCT07102394 Feb → Dec 2026 expected neurofibroma, neurofibromatosis type 1 Johns Hopkins University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03554044 Feb 2020 → Dec 2023 Her2-receptor negative breast cancer, estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer, female breast carcinoma, invasive breast carcinoma University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04163952 Jan 2020 → Mar 2025 skin squamous cell carcinoma Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 1 NCT04185311 Jul 2019 → May 2023 breast carcinoma in situ, invasive ductal breast carcinoma, triple-negative breast carcinoma Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 1 NCT03663712 May 2019 → Oct 2022 peritoneum cancer Dan Blazer III, M.D. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03300544 May 2019 → Mar 2022 rectum adenocarcinoma National Cancer Institute (NCI) Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 1 NCT03430687 Jun 2018 → Dec 2019 bladder carcinoma in situ University of California, San Francisco Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03458117 Apr 2018 → Feb 2022 basal cell carcinoma, cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma, primary cutaneous lymphoma, squamous cell carcinoma University of Zurich Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03256344 Mar 2018 → May 2020 colorectal cancer, triple-negative breast carcinoma Amgen Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03086642 Nov 2017 → May 2021 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Karie D. Runcie, MD Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/27 trials · 2 met primary
Phase 1/2 NCT04599062 Sep 2020 → Feb 2023 overdue soft tissue sarcoma John Rieth Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT03597009 Mar 2019 → Feb 2020 lung cancer, pleural neoplasm UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 1/2 NCT03555032 Jun 2018 → Aug 2021 melanoma Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT02779855 May 2017 → Sep 2020 invasive ductal breast carcinoma H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Completed Met primary
Phase 1/2 NCT02509507 Feb 2016 → Feb 2022 hepatocellular carcinoma, skin neoplasm Amgen Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT02453191 Jul 2015 → Jan 2019 soft tissue sarcoma University of Iowa Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT01740297 Feb 2013 → Aug 2016 melanoma Amgen Completed Met primary
Phase 220 trials · 2 met primary · 1 missed
Phase 2 NCT06660810 Mar 2025 → May 2026 overdue soft tissue sarcoma John Rieth Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04065152 Jan 2021 → Feb 2023 Kaposi's sarcoma Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04330430 Sep 2020 → Apr 2023 metastatic melanoma The Netherlands Cancer Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04068181 Jan 2020 → Aug 2021 melanoma Amgen Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02923778 Dec 2019 → Dec 2026 expected leiomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma National Cancer Institute (NCI) Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03921073 Aug 2019 → Sep 2021 skin angiosarcoma H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 2 NCT03842943 Jul 2019 → Jun 2026 overdue cutaneous melanoma University of Louisville Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03972046 Jun 2019 → Feb 2020 cutaneous melanoma, metastatic melanoma TriHealth Inc. Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03886311 May 2019 → Dec 2030 expected sarcoma Sarcoma Oncology Research Center, LLC Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03714828 Dec 2018 → Jul 2023 keratoacanthoma, skin squamous cell carcinoma University of Arizona Completed Met primary
Phase 34 trials · 1 met primary · 1 missed
Phase 3 NCT02263508 Dec 2014 → Mar 2021 melanoma Amgen Terminated Missed primary
Phase 3 NCT01161498 Feb → Oct 2011 head and neck cancer, squamous cell carcinoma BioVex Limited Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01368276 Oct 2010 → Sep 2014 melanoma BioVex Limited Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00769704 Apr 2009 → Feb 2013 melanoma BioVex Limited Completed Met primary
Phase not stated2 trials
— NCT02147951 — melanoma Amgen No longer available No outcome recorded
— NCT02297529 — melanoma Amgen No longer available No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy1 trial
Phase 3 NCT02288897 Comparator Apr 2015 → Apr 2019 cutaneous melanoma Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 10

DateIssuerRelease
2017-10-05 Amgen Results First Randomized Study To Evaluate IMLYGIC® (Talimogene Laherparepvec), An Oncolytic Viral Therapy, In Combination With A Checkpoint Inhibitor Published In The Journal Of Clinical Oncology amgen.com ↗
Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that the Journal of Clinical Oncology has published positive results from the IMLYGIC ® (talimogene laherparepvec) Phase 2 '264 study.
2017-06-03 Amgen Results Amgen Presents New Phase 2 Data On IMLYGIC® (Talimogene Laherparepvec) Investigational Combination At ASCO 2017 amgen.com ↗
The analysis showed that 38.8 percent of patients treated with IMLYGIC plus YERVOY achieved an objective response versus 18 percent of patients treated with YERVOY alone (odds ratio=2.9, 95 percent CI: 1.5, 5.5; p =0.002).
2016-06-05 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results New Data for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Combination with Talimogene Laherparepvec, Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib, or Low-Dose Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma Presented at 2016 ASCO Annual Meeting merck.com ↗
today announced findings from three separate studies evaluating the use of KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with other treatment regimens including talimogene laherparepvec, dabrafenib plus trametinib, or low-dose ipilimumab in patients with advanced melanoma.
2015-12-18 Amgen Regulatory European Commission Approves Amgen's IMLYGIC™ (talimogene laherparepvec) As First Oncolytic Immunotherapy In Europe amgen.com ↗
Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that the European Commission has approved the use of IMLYGIC ™ (talimogene laherparepvec) for the treatment of adults with unresectable melanoma that is regionally or distantly metastatic (Stage IIIB, IIIC and IVM1a), with no bone, brain, lung or other visceral disease.
2015-11-21 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results Merck Announces Initial Results for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) with Novel Immunotherapy Combinations from Three Investigational Studies Presented at the Society for Melanoma Research International Congress merck.com ↗
The findings, which were featured in separate oral presentations today at the Society for Melanoma Research 2015 International Congress (SMR) in San Francisco, showed robust anti-tumor activity with KEYTRUDA in all three combinations studied.
2015-10-27 Amgen Regulatory FDA Approves IMLYGIC™ (Talimogene Laherparepvec) As First Oncolytic Viral Therapy In The US amgen.com ↗
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved the Biologics License Application for IMLYGIC ™ (talimogene laherparepvec), a genetically modified oncolytic viral therapy indicated for the local treatment of unresectable cutaneous, subcutaneous and nodal lesions in patients with melanoma recurrent after initial surgery.
2015-10-23 Amgen Regulatory Amgen Receives CHMP Positive Opinion For IMLYGIC™ (Talimogene Laherparepvec) amgen.com ↗
2015-09-14 Amgen Results Amgen Highlights Key Clinical Data To Be Presented At European Cancer Congress 2015 amgen.com ↗
Durable complete responses (CR) in patients (pts) with stage IIIB-IV melanoma treated with talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) in OPTiM
2015-05-26 Amgen Results Pivotal Study Results Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology Showed Talimogene Laherparepvec Improved Durable Response Rates in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma amgen.com ↗
Results showed that the primary endpoint of DRR was met, however the secondary endpoint of overall survival (OS) was not met, although there was a strong trend in favor of talimogene laherparepvec.
2015-04-29 Amgen Results Amgen To Discuss Details Of The Biologics License Application For Talimogene Laherparepvec For Patients With Metastatic Melanoma amgen.com ↗
At the meeting, Amgen will present the results of the pivotal Phase 3 OPTiM study, which showed that talimogene laherparepvec monotherapy is the first oncolytic immunotherapy to demonstrate therapeutic benefit in a Phase 3 pivotal trial for patients with metastatic melanoma.

All press releases naming this drug 16 releases

DateIssuerRelease

Evidence & citations 13 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 56 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as talimogene laherparepvec “This is a phase 3b, multicenter, open-label, single-arm, expanded access study of talimogene laherparepvec for the treatment of subjects with unresected stage IIIB to IVM1c...” NCT02297529 ↗
50

“Treatment with talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC), a modified herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1), is approved for patients with unresectable stage IIIB-IVM1a melanoma” PMID 35927710 ↗ Aug 2022

“This is single arm Phase 2, single center study of talimogene laherparepvec (TVEC) to treat low risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCC).” NCT03714828 ↗

“A Phase II Study of Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC) in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Cutaneous Angiosarcoma” NCT03921073 ↗

“Drug: TALIMOGENE LAHERPAREPVEC (TVEC)” NCT02819843 ↗

NCT03663712 ↗

NCT03069378 ↗

NCT02779855 ↗

NCT04599062 ↗

NCT02923778 ↗

NCT02297529 ↗

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Known as Imlygic ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT07102394 ↗
Known as JS-1 34.5-HGMCSF ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2108727 ↗
Known as JS1 34.5-HGMCSF 47- PA- ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2108727 ↗
Known as Oncovex ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2108727 ↗
Known as Oncovex-ae ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2108727 ↗
Known as OncoVEXGM-CSF “Talimogene laherparepvec (previously known as OncoVEXGM-CSF) is an intratumorally delivered oncolytic immunotherapy comprised of an immune-enhanced herpes simplex virus type-1...” NCT03086642 ↗
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“Talimogene laherparepvec (HSV-1 \[strain JS1\]/ICP34.5-/ICP47-/hGM-CSF) is an oncolytic immunotherapy, formerly known as OncoVEXGM-CSF, an immune-enhanced, oncolytic herpes...” NCT06660810 ↗

“Past and ongoing clinical trials by oncolytic HSVs (G207, HSV1716, NV1020, HF10, Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC, OncoVEXGM-CSF)) are also summarized.” PMID 29896663 ↗ 2018

Known as T-VEC “The primary objective of this open-label, Phase I, trial is to evaluate the toxicity profile of intraperitoneal talimogene laherparepvec (TVEC) in patients with peritoneal...” NCT03663712 ↗
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“Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC), an oncolytic immunotherapy approved for advanced melanoma, in combination with pembrolizumab may yield enhanced antitumor activity over either...” PMID 32669371 ↗ Jul 2020

“Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) is an oncolytic virus hypothesized to enhance triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC).” PMID 36759673 ↗ Feb 2023

“Talimogene laherparepvec (TVEC) is a replication-competent, immune-enhanced, oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1 engineered for intratumoral injection;” PMID 34330766 ↗ Jul 2021

“Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) administered by intralesional injection into liver tumors, with ultrasound/computed tomography (US/CT) guidance.” NCT02509507 ↗

“This is single arm Phase 2, single center study of talimogene laherparepvec (TVEC) to treat low risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCC).” NCT03714828 ↗

“A Phase II Study of Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC) in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Cutaneous Angiosarcoma” NCT03921073 ↗

“Talimogene laherparepvec (TVEC) (4ml of 108 pfu/ml) for up to 9 cycles, with or without nivolumab” NCT03597009 ↗

“Talimogene laherparepvec (T-Vec) up to 4mL subcutaneous injection” NCT03972046 ↗

“Drug: TALIMOGENE LAHERPAREPVEC (TVEC)” NCT02819843 ↗

“Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC)” NCT03458117 ↗

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Known as Talimogen laherparepvec ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2108727 ↗
Known as Talmimogene laherparepvec ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2108727 ↗
Action Deplete “an oncolytic virus called Talimogene laherparepvec (a modified herpes simplex 1 virus that can specifically destroy cancer cells while leaving normal cells alone)” NCT02779855 ↗
Modality Other / unclassified “Talimogene laherparepvec (TVEC) is a replication-competent, immune-enhanced, oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1 engineered for intratumoral injection;” PMID 34330766 ↗ Jul 2021
Route Other “intratumoral injection” NCT00289016 ↗