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DRUG:

LucaVax (tertomotide)

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Other names: GV1001, hTERT RNA vaccine, telomerase peptide vaccine, GV-1001
Company:
GemVax & KAEL, Samsung Pharm
Drug class:
Telomerase inhibitor, Viral replication inhibitor, HBsAg release inhibitor
1m
Administration of GV1001 for the Treatment of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Who Completed Study GV1001-PSP-CL2-011 (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=67, Active, not recruiting, GemVax & Kael | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | Trial completion date: Jul 2025 --> Dec 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2024 --> Nov 2025
Enrollment closed • Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
1m
GV1001 Subcutaneous(SC) for the Treatment of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=78, Completed, GemVax & Kael | Recruiting --> Completed | Trial completion date: May 2024 --> Oct 2024 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2023 --> Oct 2024
Trial completion • Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
1m
Enrollment open
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
2ms
New P1 trial
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
4ms
The Cell-Penetrating Peptide GV1001 Enhances Bone Formation via Pin1-Mediated Augmentation of Runx2 and Osterix Stability. (PubMed, Biomolecules)
GV1001 demonstrated protective effects against bone loss in OVX mice by upregulating osteogenic differentiation via the Pin1-mediated protein stabilization of Runx2 and Osterix. GV1001 could be a potential candidate with anabolic effects for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
Journal
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PIN1 (Peptidylprolyl Cis/Trans Isomerase, NIMA-Interacting 1) • RUNX2 (RUNX Family Transcription Factor 2)
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
5ms
hTERT Peptide Fragment GV1001 Prevents the Development of Porphyromonas gingivalis-Induced Periodontal Disease and Systemic Disorders in ApoE-Deficient Mice. (PubMed, Int J Mol Sci)
GV1001 also suppressed the accumulation of AD biomarkers in the brains of mice with periodontal disease. Overall, these findings suggest that GV1001 holds promise as a preventive agent in the development of atherosclerosis and AD-like conditions associated with periodontal disease.
Preclinical • Journal
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APOE (Apolipoprotein E)
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
7ms
GV1001 Subcutaneous(SC) for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD) (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=180, Active, not recruiting, GemVax & Kael | Trial primary completion date: Sep 2025 --> Apr 2025
Trial primary completion date
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
9ms
GV1001 Subcutaneous(SC) for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD) (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=180, Active, not recruiting, GemVax & Kael | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | Trial completion date: Sep 2024 --> Mar 2026 | Trial primary completion date: Jul 2023 --> Sep 2025
Enrollment closed • Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
9ms
New P2 trial
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
11ms
Retrospective Analysis of the Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Breast Cancer Treated with Telomerase Peptide Immunotherapy Combined with Cytotoxic Chemotherapy. (PubMed, Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press))
The patients in this study experienced no additional toxicities other than the cytotoxic chemotherapy-associated side effects. GV1001 is a relatively safe anticancer vaccine for patients with heavily-treated breast cancer and can to improve the quality of life.
Retrospective data • Journal • IO biomarker
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) • CD4 (CD4 Molecule)
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
12ms
GV1001 Subcutaneous(SC) for the Treatment of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=75, Recruiting, GemVax & Kael | Phase classification: P2a --> P2
Phase classification
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
1year
P3 data • Journal • Metastases
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CCL11 (C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 11)
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gemcitabine • capecitabine • LucaVax (tertomotide)
1year
A recombinant oncolytic influenza virus carrying GV1001 triggers an anti-tumor immune response. (PubMed, Hum Gene Ther)
Consistent with the in vitro results, the recombinant oncolytic influenza virus significantly inhibited liver tumor growth in mice in vivo, in addition to inducing an anti-tumor immune response, including an increase in the number of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes and, in turn, improving survival. Our results suggest that oncolytic influenza virus carrying GV1001 is a promising immunotherapy in patients with HCC.
Journal • Oncolytic virus • IO biomarker
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CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8) • TERT (Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase) • CD4 (CD4 Molecule)
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
over1year
Efficacy of GV1001 with gemcitabine/capecitabine in previously untreated patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma having high serum eotaxin levels (KG4/2015) (IASGO 2023)
Total 148 patients were randomly assigned to the GV1001 (n=75) and control groups (n=73). The GV1001 group showed improved median OS (11.3 vs. 7.5 months, p=0.021) and TTP (7.3 vs.
Clinical • Metastases
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CCL11 (C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 11)
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gemcitabine • capecitabine • LucaVax (tertomotide)
over1year
Copula graphic estimation of the survival function with dependent censoring and its application to analysis of pancreatic cancer clinical trial. (PubMed, Stat Methods Med Res)
As an application example, we estimate the survival function of the overall survival time of the KG4/2015 study, the phase 3 clinical trial of the efficacy of GV1001 as a treatment for pancreatic cancer...Applying the estimation method with dependent censoring, we obtain that the estimates of the median survival times are 339 days in the treatment group and 225.5 days in the control group. We also find that the estimated difference of the medians is 113.5 days, and the difference is statistically significant at the one-sided level with size 2.5.
Journal
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
over1year
A new synthetic peptide DS-2 enhanced anti-tumor activity by targeting human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) in prostate cancer cells (AACR 2023)
In the present study, we synthetized a new peptide, DS-2, based on the telomerase vaccine GV1001, a 16-mer peptide...These data indicated that the inhibition of hTERT expression by DS-2 suppressed prostate cancer cell growth and induced anti-cancer immunity. Therefore, DS-2 might be used as a novel therapeutic drug for cancer immunotherapy by targeting hTERT in prostate cancer.
IO biomarker
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TERT (Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase)
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TERT overexpression
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
2years
A novel telomerase-derived peptide GV1001-mediated inhibition of angiogenesis: Regulation of VEGF/VEGFR-2 signaling pathways. (PubMed, Transl Oncol)
Furthermore, GV1001 suppresses the proliferation and invasion of non-small cell lung cancer cells, and the release of VEGF from the cells, suggesting the regulatory role of GV1001 in tumor-derived angiogenesis as well as cancer cell growth and progression. Collectively, our study reports the pharmacological potential of GV1001 in the regulation of angiogenesis, and warrants further evaluation and development of GV1001 as a promising therapeutic agent for a variety of angiogenesis-related diseases including cancer.
Journal
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TERT (Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase) • MMP2 (Matrix metallopeptidase 2)
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
over2years
A phase II study of chemotherapy in combination with telomerase peptide vaccine (GV1001) as second-line treatment in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. (PubMed, J Cancer)
Cytotoxic chemotherapy and targeted agents (bevacizumab, cetuximab, or aflibercept) were allowed to be used at the discretion of the investigator. The baseline eotaxin level was not associated with any efficacy outcome. Although no clear GV1001-specific immune response was observed, the addition of GV1001 vaccination to chemotherapy was tolerable and associated with modest efficacy outcomes.
P2 data • Journal • Combination therapy
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CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8) • CD4 (CD4 Molecule) • CCL11 (C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 11)
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Avastin (bevacizumab) • Erbitux (cetuximab) • LucaVax (tertomotide)
3years
Anti-metastatic effect of GV1001 on prostate cancer cells; roles of GnRHR-mediated Gαs-cAMP pathway and AR-YAP1 axis. (PubMed, Cell Biosci)
Overall, this study reveals an essential role of AR-YAP1 in the regulation of PCa cell migration, and provides evidence that GV1001 could be a novel GnRHR ligand to inhibit metastasis of PCa via the Gαs/cAMP pathway.
Journal
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AR (Androgen receptor) • TERT (Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase) • YAP1 (Yes associated protein 1) • CTGF (Connective tissue growth factor) • NKX3-1 (NK3 homeobox 1)
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LucaVax (tertomotide)
over3years
[VIRTUAL] KG 4/2015: A randomized, controlled, multicenter, open-label phase III clinical trial of GV1001 with gemcitabine/capecitabine in previous untreated, eotaxin-high patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. (ASCO 2021)
G/C/GV treatments significantly extend OS and TTP in advanced PDA than G/C, and specific safety-related issues had not been found . GV1001 should be considered as one of the options in PDA pts with high serum eotaxin levels.
Clinical • P3 data
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CCL11 (C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 11) • CSF2 (Colony stimulating factor 2)
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gemcitabine • capecitabine • LucaVax (tertomotide)