Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the acceptance of an abstract that will feature clinical data from the Company's ongoing Phase 2 study of VP-315 for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma ("BCC"). The presentation is titled "VP-315, an Investigational Non-surgical Immunotherapy in Subjects with Biopsy Proven Basal Cell Carcinoma", and will highlight the antitumor activity of VP-315 as determined by clinical and histological clearance of treated Basal Cell Carcinoma. The data will be presented at the 2023 American Academy of Dermatology Innovation Academy, which is being held from August 10-13, 2023, in Tampa, Florida.

The Phase 2 trial is a 2-part, open-label, multicenter, dose-escalation, proof-of-concept study with a safety run-in designed to assess the safety, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of VP-315 when administered intratumorally to adults with biopsy-proven basal cell carcinoma. The study is expected to enroll approximately 80 adult subjects with a histological diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma in at least one eligible target lesion.