AVEO Oncology and EUSA Pharma announced the presentation of updated interim results from the phase II portion of the TiNivo study, a phase Ib/II multicenter trial of oral tivozanib (Fotivda) in combination with intravenous nivolumab (Opdivo, Bristol-Myers Squibb) for the treatment of advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Richard Pazdur, FDA’s top oncologist who last week received a battlefield promotion to the role of director of the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, is described as a stabilizing figure respected by major patient groups, oncology professional societies, and the industry.
