Aveo Oncology Inc. CEO Michael Bailey said the shifting treatment paradigm in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) represents “an advantageous opportunity” for the company with Fotivda (tivozanib), approved March 10 for adults with relapsed or refractory, advanced disease who have received two or more systemic therapies.
LONDON – Liquid biopsy specialist Inivata Ltd. has been granted a U.S. FDA breakthrough device designation for its Radar assay for detecting residual disease or relapse, following treatment for cancer. The personalized assay, which tracks a set of up to 48 genetic variants isolated from excised tumor tissue, is built on Inivata’s approved Invision platform for detecting circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in blood samples.
Following an interim futility analysis, Affimed NV has decided to continue enrolling its phase II, registration-directed study of AFM-13, a tetravalent, bispecific innate cell engager, as a monotherapy for treating relapsed or refractory CD30-positive peripheral T-cell lymphoma.