RhoVac receives approval in Sweden to start clinical phase IIb trial
Jun 22, 2020
RhoVac AB ("RhoVac") announces today, on June 22nd, 2020, that the company has received approval from all regulatory authorities in Sweden, which means that the clinical IIb study in prostate cancer ("BRaVac") can also be started in Sweden. The clinical phase IIb trial is an international study that is expected to recruit at least 175 patients in six European countries (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany) as well as in the United States.
BRaVac is a randomized, placebo-controlled and double-blind study, with the primary study aim to evaluate whether treatment with the drug candidate RV001 can prevent or limit the development of metastatic cancer after surgery or radiation of the prostate. The clinical phase IIb study is an international multicenter study, which is expected to recruit at least 175 patients in six European countries (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, the UK, Belgium and Germany), as well as the United States.
CEO Anders Månsson comments: “The fact that we have now also received a go-ahead from all authorities concerned, allowing us to begin our clinical study in prostate cancer in Sweden, is a very important milestone for the project. We look forward with optimism to starting the recruitment and treatment of prostate cancer patients also in our home market of Sweden."