Persistence Pays Off With US Approval Of Aveo’s Fotivda In RCC

The approval marks the first commercial launch for Aveo in the US, but tivozanib has shown modest efficacy in cancer and the approval is relegated to later lines.

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It has been a long road to market for AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Fotivda (tivozanib), but the company sees an opportunity for the tyrosine kinase inhibitor in the third-line renal cell carcinoma setting where there are currently no approved options, and also views Fotivda’s tolerability profile as a potential advantage.

After years of back-and-forth with the US Food and Drug Administration, the 10 March approval is for a narrower indication – third-line treatment for relapsed/refractory advanced RCC –

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