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Tocagen to Accelerate Toca 511 & Toca FC Development into Pivotal Phase 3 Trial
Based on
"We are pleased with the outcome of our discussions with
Highlights of the revised trial design are as follows:
- An additional 193 patients with recurrent HGG will be enrolled and pooled with 187 already enrolled patients, for a total target enrollment of 380 patients.
- The primary endpoint of the trial is overall survival (OS). The primary endpoint assumes a median OS of 9.8 months for the control arm versus 14.3 months for the Toca 511 & Toca FC arm. A total of 257 events will provide the study with 85% power to detect a hazard ratio of 0.685.
- Secondary endpoints of the trial include durable response rate, defined as complete or partial responses lasting at least 24 weeks, which is being assessed as a novel endpoint in the post-surgical setting of recurrent HGG.
- The updated protocol includes planned interim analyses at 50% and 75% of events, estimated to occur in the second half of 2018 and first half of 2019, respectively. Due to this transition to a seamless trial design, a previously planned data analysis of the Phase 2 portion of the original Phase 2/3 trial will no longer occur.
- Additionally, the
FDA awardedTocagen a$2 million orphan drug grant, payable over four years, to support the Toca 5 trial. More details on the grant are available at FDA.gov.
"The maturing data from our Phase 1 resection trial in patients with recurrent brain cancer gives us confidence to move forward with a seamless pivotal trial rather than waiting to initiate a separate Phase 3 study," said
About Toca 511 & Toca FC
About the Toca 5 trial
Toca 5 is a Phase 3, pivotal, randomized, double-blind study of Toca 511 & Toca FC in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma, a type of brain tumor. The study is being conducted at 167 sites globally and is expected to enroll 380 patients. Patients will be randomized following surgical resection 1:1 to receive either the Toca 511 & Toca FC regimen or chemotherapy. The primary endpoint of the trial is overall survival (OS). The primary endpoint assumes a median OS of 9.8 months for the control arm versus 14.3 months for the Toca 511 & Toca FC arm. A total of 257 events will provide the study with 85% power to detect a hazard ratio of 0.685. Interim analyses are planned at 50% and 75% of events. More information can be found at www.tocagen.com/toca5 or by searching clinicaltrials.gov using the clinical trial identifier NCT02414165.
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Monica May, Canale Communications, (619) 849-5383, monica@canalecomm.com, or Investor Contact: Elizabeth Broder, The Trout Group , (646) 378-2945, ebroder@troutgroup.com