AVEO and Astellas Announce TAURUS Patient Preference Clinical Study Comparing Tivozanib with Sunitinib in First-Line Kidney Cancer

AVEO Oncology AVEO and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503) today announced plans to initiate a new clinical study, TAURUS (TivozAnib Use veRsUs Sutent in advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC): Patient Preference), to establish additional data regarding the investigational drug tivozanib when used as first-line therapy in patients with advanced RCC. The TAURUS study will enroll patients at sites throughout the United States and Western Europe. “With more treatment options available for patients living with cancer, it's becoming increasingly critical to understand how patient preference is influenced by side effects and other related issues,” said William Slichenmyer, M.D., Sc.M., chief medical officer at AVEO. “Following the positive findings from the Phase 3 TIVO-1 trial, the TAURUS study will allow us to further define the tolerability profile of tivozanib and understand the role that tivozanib could play in the treatment of first line advanced kidney cancer compared to a standard of care drug.”