AVEO Oncology has announced that the United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) recommending FOTIVDA (tivozanib) for the first line treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC).

In the European Union, Norway and Iceland, tivozanib is indicated for the first line treatment of adult patients with aRCC and for adult patients who are vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) and mTOR pathway inhibitor naive following disease progression after one prior treatment with cytokine therapy for aRCC.

Tivozanib is an oral, once-daily, potent and highly-selective vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (VEGFR-TKI).

EUSA Pharma is the licensee for tivozanib in Europe, North and South Africa, Latin America and Australasia. The positive recommendation triggers a $2M milestone payment to AVEO from EUSA Pharma. 

As per the agreement EUSA Pharma will pay up to $386 million to AVEO for future research and development.