FDA accepts refiling of Fotivda for renal cell carcinoma.- AVEO Oncology

AVEO Oncology announced that the FDA accepted for filing its New Drug Application (NDA) seeking approval for Fotivda (tivozanib), the Company’s next-generation vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (VEGFR-TKI), as a treatment for relapsed or refractory renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The FDA has assigned the application standard review and a Prescription Drug User Fee Act target action date of March 31, 2021. The FDA also indicated that they do not currently plan on convening an Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee (ODAC) to discuss the application. The NDA submission is based on AVEO’s pivotal Phase III study, TIVO-3, comparing tivozanib to sorafenib in 3rd and 4th line RCC, including results recently presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020 Virtual Scientific Program. The application is also supported by three additional trials, including an active comparator-controlled Phase III study, TIVO-1, comparing tivozanib to sorafenib in first line RCC, and two Phase II studies, Study 902, the open-label, crossover clinical study of tivozanib for patients who progressed on sorafenib in TIVO-1, as well as placebo-controlled Study 201 in first line RCC. In total, data from over 1,000 clinical trial subjects support the application.