VG 161
Alternative Names: Recombinant Human IL12/15-PDL1B Oncolytic HSV-1 Injection; VG-161Latest Information Update: 28 Aug 2025
At a glance
- Originator Virogin Biotech - China National Biotec Group (JV)
- Developer Virogin Biotech; Virogin Biotech - China National Biotec Group (JV)
- Class Antineoplastics; Gene therapies; Immunotherapies; Oncolytic viruses
- Mechanism of Action Cell death stimulants; Immunologic cytotoxicity; Interleukin 15 receptor alpha expression stimulants; Interleukin-12 expression stimulants; Interleukin-15 expression stimulants; Programmed cell death-1 ligand-1 inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
- Available For Licensing Yes - Solid tumours
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II Cholangiocarcinoma; Liver cancer; Sarcoma
- Phase I/II Gastric cancer; Pancreatic cancer
- No development reported Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 30 May 2025 Efficacy and adverse events data from phase-I/II trial in Liver cancer presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO-2025)
- 28 Jul 2024 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Liver-cancer(Late-stage disease, Metastatic disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in China (Intratumoural, Injection)
- 31 May 2024 Efficacy and adverse events data from phase-I trial in Liver cancer presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO-2024)