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Exelixis (EXEL) Receives EC Approval of CABOMETYX as RCC Treatment Following VEGF-Targeted Therapy

September 14, 2016 6:16 AM EDT

Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved CABOMETYX (cabozantinib) tablets for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in adults following prior vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-targeted therapy. CABOMETYX was granted accelerated assessment by the European Medicines Agency, and is the first therapy to demonstrate in a phase 3 trial for patients with advanced RCC, robust and clinically meaningful improvements in all three key efficacy parameters overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR). This approval allows for the marketing of CABOMETYX in all 28... More