Pharmexa starts pivotal phase III trial in the United States
GV1001 is a peptide vaccine that activates the immune system so that it recognises and kills cancer cells. GV1001 targets an enzyme called telomerase which is seldom found in normal cell types but overexpressed in most cancer cells. Telomerase activity is considered a key factor in the process whereby cancer cells loose their normal mortality, a common feature for all cancers. GV1001 could therefore theoretically turn out to be a universal cancer vaccine, which is reflected by Pharmexa's broad development programme for GV1001. GV1001 already has Orphan Drug status in pancreatic cancer both in the United States and Europe.
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