Enrollment of 68 patients completed in Ph 2 study for eseba-vec + pembrolizumab in HPV+ HNSCC four months ahead of schedule

“HOOKIPA made excellent progress across each program in our pipeline in the third quarter,” said Malte Peters, MD, Chief Executive Officer of HOOKIPA. “We advanced the development of eseba-vec for HPV16+ head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), through the start of an investigator-initiated study in the new clinical setting of adjuvant care, and presented continued positive, updated data from our Phase 2 study in first-line recurrent/metastatic disease as a late breaking abstract at SITC 2024. In parallel, we have made significant progress with our review of the business strategy and operations, having implemented a number of initiatives to optimize spending and ensure prioritization of resources.”

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