SurVaxM Plus Adjuvant Temozolomide for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma (SURVIVE)

Consists of a synthetic peptide conjugate that stimulates immune responses capable of killing cancer cells that express the survivin molecule. Multiple copies of the multiplied peptide (SVN53-67/M57) are conjugated to Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH) yielding a molecule designated as SVN53-67/M57-KLH. The SVN53-67/M57-KLH conjugate (SurVaxM)produces immune responses in mice and humans that are cross-reactive to the wild-type survivin molecule expressed by tumor cells. The survivin peptide in SurVaxM is a defined antigenic peptide comprised of 15 amino acids that encompass multiple epitopes capable of binding human MHC Class I and murine H2-Kb molecules. SurVaxM also contains a core antigenic epitope that has been modified by substitution of methionine for cysteine at amino acid position 57 (i.e., M57).