AVEO Oncology to Present Updated Interim Results from the Phase 2 Portion of the TiNivo Study of Tivozanib and Nivolumab (OPDIVO®) in RCC at the ESMO 2018 Annual Congress

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AVEO Oncology (NASDAQ:AVEO) today announced that updated interim data from the Phase 2 portion of the TiNivo trial of tivozanib and nivolumab (OPDIVO^®) in advanced renal cell carcinoma will be presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2018 Annual Congress being held October 19-23, 2018 in Munich, Germany. The TiNivo study is a Phase 1b/2 multicenter trial of oral tivozanib (FOTIVDA^®) in combination with intravenous nivolumab (OPDIVO^®, Bristol-Myers Squibb), an immune checkpoint, or PD-1, inhibitor, for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).

The accepted abstract, which includes results from a poster presentation at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in January, is available via the ESMO 2018 Annual Congress website. Updated data will be presented at the ESMO conference.

Presentation Details

Title: TiNivo: Tivozanib combined with nivolumab: safety and efficacy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC)
Presenter: Philippe Barthelemy, Medical Oncology Department, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, FR
Presentation Number: 878P
Date and Time: October 22, 2018, 1:05 p.m. CEST
Location: Hall A3 - Poster Area

About AVEO

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing a broad portfolio of targeted medicines for oncology and other areas of unmet medical need. The Company’s strategy is to retain North American rights to its oncology portfolio while securing partners in development and commercialization outside of North America. The Company is seeking to develop and commercialize its lead candidate tivozanib in North America as a treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma (“RCC”). The Company has outlicensed tivozanib (FOTIVDA®) for oncology in Europe and other territories outside of North America. Tivozanib is approved in the European Union, as well as Norway and Iceland, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with RCC and for adult patients who are vascular endothelial growth factor receptor and mTOR pathway inhibitor-naïve following disease progression after one prior treatment with cytokine therapy for RCC. The Company has entered into partnerships for the development and commercialization of AV-203 (CAN017) and ficlatuzumab, both clinical stage assets in oncology. The Company is currently seeking a partner to develop the AV-353 platform, a preclinical asset, worldwide for the potential treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The Company has recently regained the rights to its AV-380 program for the potential treatment of cachexia and is considering a variety of options to advance the program’s development.

For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.aveooncology.com.

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