Questions for the Q&A3 Apr 2023 20:19
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Question 1
Why has there been a delay in starting cohort 5 of the AVA6000 trial? Lack of clarity about this, even whether the cohort has started, is causing uncertainty and doubt amongst investors. What are you waited for?
Question 2
The levels of doxorubicin in the biopsies vary considerably. Comments please on what affects the cleaving of AVA6000 within the TME that might account for this variation - proximity of the biopsy site to the delivering blood supply; tumour density; FAP expression in the tumour subtype (for the same cancer type); stage of the metastatic tumour (if there is such a thing); other...
Question 3
The AVA6000 side effects seem to be often linked to the GI tract (nausea, vomiting, appetite, constipation, diarrhoea). Is anything known (generally) about why particular people get particular side effects whilst other people don't get them? Everyone has rhythms to their body's metabolism throughout the day. Could the GI tract ones be related to time of day when AVA6000 was administered and/or to proximity to before or after taking meals/nutrients?
Question 4
What progress has been made on developing invitro diagnostics using Affimers?
Question 5
What is the Diagnostics Division's M&A strategy?
Acquisition of new tech? Device development? Manufacturing? Wider geographical coverage for distribution?
Timescale for these?