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Verrica’s Anticancer Efforts Kick Off With Promising Early Phase II BCC Data

In Handful Of Patients

 
• By Ayisha Sharma

The US firm’s oncolytic peptide candidate, VP-315, has shown tumor clearance in a Phase II basal cell carcinoma trial, marking a positive start for its plans to expand from non-malignant dermatology to skin cancer.  

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There Are More Than Five Million New Cases Of BCC In The US Every Year • Source: Shutterstock
Key Takeaways:

  • Of six patients administered with the therapy, four had complete tumor clearance at 49 days.

Verrica Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’ first-in-class oncolytic peptide asset, VP-315, has shown efficacy signals in a Phase II trial in patients with basal cell carcinoma (BCC) just a month after the firm won its first US approval in a non-malignant skin condition.

BCC is the most common form of skin cancer with an estimated 5.4 million new cases diagnosed in the US...

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