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SOTIO’s DCVAC/LuCa Significantly Improves Survival in Patients with Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

  • DCVAC/LuCa decreased the risk of death in patients with stage IV NSCLC by 46%
  • Median overall survival (OS) reached 15.5 months in the treatment arm compared to 11.8 months in the control arm
  • Median Progression Free Survival (PFS) prolonged by 1.1 months
  • Final results of OS and PFS are statistically significant
  • SOTIO considers initiation of Phase II/III clinical trials with DCVAC/LuCa

SOTIO, a biotechnology company owned by the PPF Group, presented new statistically and clinically significant results from its Phase I/II clinical trial evaluating DCVAC/LuCa, an active cellular immunotherapy product, in patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. The final analysis of the data confirmed the promising clinical efficacy of DCVAC/LuCa. SLU01 clinical trial results were presented by the principal investigator Libor Havel, MD, from Thomayer University Hospital in Prague (Czech Republic) at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago today.

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SOTIO to Present Final Phase I/II  DCVAC/LuCa Data at ASCO 2019 Annual Meeting

SOTIO, a biotechnology company owned by the PPF Group, today announces that final data from the SLU01 Clinical Trial with DCVAC/LuCa will be presented in poster session at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago on June 2, 2019. Final analysis of SLU01 data confirmed promising clinical efficacy of DCVAC/LuCa active cellular immunotherapy product in patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

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Phase II Clinical Trials of DCVAC Show Significant Benefit for Patients with Ovarian and Lung Cancer

Chicago/Prague - SOTIO, a biotechnology company owned by the PPF Group, presented results from its Phase II clinical trials evaluating DCVAC, an active cellular immunotherapy product, in patients with ovarian and lung cancer at the 2018 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting today. The results were statistically and clinically significant and showed that compared to patients who did not receive DCVAC, application of DCVAC/OvCa in patients with ovarian cancer and DCVAC/LuCa in patients with lung cancer decreased the risk of progression or death significantly.

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SOTIO Presents its Clinical Development Program at the 2016 American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting

SOTIO, a biotechnology company owned by the PPF Group, presents its clinical development program of DCVAC medicinal products at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago. DCVAC is an active cellular immunotherapy treatment for patients with cancer. SOTIO attends ASCO 2016 (June 3 to June 7, 2016) with its own exhibition booth and presents its 10 running clinical trials to expert community.

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SOTIO Wins 2016 Global Innovation & Excellence Award for "Innovation in New Medicine Production"

SOTIO, a biotechnology company owned by PPF Group, announced today that it has been named as one of the winners of the Global Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Awards. SOTIO was presented with two awards: a global award for “Innovation in New Medicine Production” and a Czech-specific award for “Innovation & Excellence in Biotechnology”.

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SOTIO exhibits at ESMO 2015

SOTIO is presenting its clinical research program at the European Society for Medical Oncology’s European Cancer Congress 2015 in Vienna (ESMO 2015). SOTIO’s exhibit can be found at booth no.1107 in ESMO Exhibition Hall B. Over the course of the ESMO Congress, SOTIO’s representatives will meet with important key opinion leaders (KOLs), researchers participating in company clinical trials and other medical and clinical experts.

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SOTIO launches first clinical trial of a new treatment for lung cancer, a disease which threatens more people globally than other cancers.

SOTIO, a biotechnology company owned by the PPF Group, today announced that the first patient has been enrolled into its recently launched international study in lung cancer a Phase I/II clinical trial using its Dendritic Cell Vaccine (DCVAC/LuCa), an active cellular immunotherapy treatment. Lung cancer has become the most common newly diagnosed tumour disease globally and is also the most frequent cause of death among patients suffering from cancer. 

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SOTIO exhibits at ESMO 2014

SOTIO, the biotechnology company owned by PPF Group, is presenting its clinical research program at the European Society for Medical Oncology’s 2014 Congress in Madrid (ESMO 2014). SOTIO’s exhibit can be found at booth no.107 in ESMO Exhibition Hall no. 8. Over the course of the ESMO Congress, SOTIO’s representatives will meet with important key opinion leaders (KOLs), researchers participating in company clinical trials and other medical and clinical experts.

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SOTIO opens state-of-the-art laboratory in Chinese Beijing to produce therapeutical products against cancer diseases

SOTIO, a biotechnology company belonging to the PPF Group, today in a special ceremony opened its second laboratory facility for the production of active cellular immunotherapy against cancer diseases. After the Prague’s Holešovice, where in 2010 the company opened its first laboratories, this is the second locality in the world where SOTIO has developed so called cleanroom laboratories which meet international standards of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). In the initial stage, SOTIO will be producing in China therapeutical products for patients diagnosed with prostate and lung cancer. The gala opening took place at the presence of the Czech minister of health, Svatopluk Němeček.