Viralytics - Looking towards pivotal Cavatak combo studies

Viralytics continues to report impressive preliminary data for Cavatak in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), whether administered intravenously (iv) or by intra-tumoural injection. Viralytics is currently recruiting additional patients in expansion cohorts in melanoma, lung and bladder cancers in order to obtain more robust estimates of tumour response rates. It has announced plans to initiate four Phase I studies in additional indications and has commenced planning for a potential pivotal study of Cavatak plus Yervoy in melanoma patients who had failed prior single-agent, anti-PD1 ICI therapy, a serious unmet medical need. Updates on MITCI, CAPRA and Keynote 200 are expected in Q218. We increase our valuation to A$469m or A$1.95/share (vs A$408m and A$1.70/share).