DBV continues to practice financial discipline to support its ongoing development programs. Cash and cash equivalents amount to $192.3million as of March 31, 2023 as compared to $209.2 million as of December 31, 2022, which is a decrease of $16.9 million due to cash used in operations, including resumption of the VITESSE clinical development program. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023 is based on preliminary and unaudited information.
DBV will host a conference call and live audio webcast to discuss the FDA’s response today, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. ET (12 a.m. CEST). This call is accessible via the following:
| • | | USA Toll-Free: 1-844-481-2866 |
| • | | International: 1-412-317-1859 |
A live webcast of the call will be available on the Investors & Media section of the Company’s website: https://www.dbv-technologies.com/investor-relations/ A replay of the presentation will also be available on DBV’s website after the event.
About EPITOPE
EPITOPE (NCT03211247) enrolled 413 subjects (51 in Part A and 362 in Part B) in approximately 50 centers across North America (Canada and the United States), Europe and Australia. The EPITOPE trial was a two-part trial: Part A was designed to assess the safety of Viaskin Peanut 100 µg and 250 µg and to determine the highest safe dose, and Part B was designed to assess the efficacy and safety of the selected dose. Based on the results of Part A, the 250 µg dose was selected for Part B. In Part B, subjects were randomized 2:1 to receive Viaskin Peanut 250 µg or placebo.
The primary endpoint was based on a responder analysis after 12 months of treatment with the selected dose of Viaskin Peanut. As a secondary efficacy endpoint, cumulative reactive dose (CRD) was also evaluated in EPITOPE to establish the total quantity of peanut protein that triggers subject reactions at month 12 of active treatment versus placebo. Serological markers were also measured at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months in order to characterize the immunological changes in subjects.
Following the completion of EPITOPE, all eligible subjects had the option to rollover into EPOPEX, a long-term, open-label extension study of Viaskin Peanut 250 µg. Now that the EPITOPE study results are publicly available, subjects enrolled in the EPOPEX study will be unblinded to their respective treatment group in EPITOPE.