AVEO/Astellas 2012 filing for tivozanib as it beats Nexavar in Ph III kidney cancer trial
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Executive Summary
Tivozanib, AVEO Pharmaceuticals' VEGF inhibitor partnered with Astellas Pharma, was better than Bayer HealthCare/ Onyx Pharmaceuticals ' Nexavar (sorafenib) in prolonging progression-free survival in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a Phase III head-to-head study, top-line data show. AVEO and Astellas said the trial results mean they will submit the drug for marketing approval in the US and Europe this year.