V-Boost Immunotherapy in Glioblastoma Multiforme Brain Cancer

Summary

The Phase II study to determine the safety and efficacy of V-Boost in treating a type of brain cancer called Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). V-Boost is an immunotherapy in which the patient's immune system will be modulated to eliminate tumor cells. V-Boost is made as an oral tablet which contains specially formulated hydrolyzed GBM antigens along with alloantigens. Patients are either newly diagnosed or with recurrent form of GBM who may have been subjected to surgery and/or chemo- or radiation therapy that ended up unsuccessful. The goal is to eradicate GBM tumor cells through daily oral administration of one pill of V-Boost immunotherapeutic vaccine, which so far has not shown any adverse reaction.

Timeline

Start

2019-04-16

Primary completion

2020-04-15

Completion

2020-06-15

Publications

• Background Tarakanovskaya MG, Chinburen J, Batchuluun P, Munkhzaya C, Purevsuren G, Dandii D, Hulan T, Oyungerel D, Kutsyna GA, Reid AA, Borisova V, Bain AI, Jirathitikal V, Bourinbaiar AS. Open-label Phase II clinical trial in 75 patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma receiving daily dose of tableted liver cancer vaccine, hepcortespenlisimut-L. J Hepatocell Carcinoma. 2017 Apr 12;4:59-69. doi: 10.2147/JHC.S122507. eCollection 2017.

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