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Theriva™ Biologics Announces Positive Scientific Advice from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on the Design of a Phase 3 Trial of VCN-01 in Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
- EMA provided overall agreement with the proposed Phase 3 clinical trial of VCN-01 in combination with gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel for the first-line treatment of metastatic PDAC, including sample size, repeated dosing of VCN-01, and an adaptive design to potentially optimize trial timelines and outcomes - - Theriva to schedule an End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA in H1 2026 to finalize the design of a pivotal multinational Phase 3 clinical trial - - Theriva’s cash runway until Q1 2027 support
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