Tertomotide - KAEL-GemVax
Alternative Names: GV1001®; hTERT RNA vaccine - KAEL-GemVax; LucaVax; RIAVAX; Telomerase peptide vaccine - KAEL-GemVax; TeloVac; Tertomotide HClLatest Information Update: 08 Dec 2025
At a glance
- Originator Pharmexa
- Developer Affitech A/S; Cancer Research UK; KAEL-GemVax; Lytix Biopharma; Norwegian Radium Hospital; Pharmexa
- Class Alzheimer vaccines; Antineoplastics; Cancer vaccines; Immunotherapies; Peptide vaccines
- Mechanism of Action Immunostimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Pancreatic cancer
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Pancreatic cancer
- Phase III Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Phase II Alzheimer's disease; Colorectal cancer; Non-small cell lung cancer; Progressive supranuclear palsy
- Phase I/II Malignant melanoma
- Phase I Neurodegenerative disorders
- No development reported Solid tumours
- Discontinued Liver cancer
Most Recent Events
- 01 Sep 2025 GemVax & Kael completes a phase II trial for Progressive supranuclear palsy in South Korea (SC) (NCT06235775)
- 25 Aug 2025 GemVax & KAEL completes a phase I trial in Neurodegenerative disorders (In volunteers) in South Korea (SC) (NCT06625710)
- 29 Oct 2024 Efficacy and adverse event data from a phase IIa trial in Progressive supranuclear palsy released by GemVax & KAEL