Current Report Filing (8-k)
September 12 2016 - 6:03AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2016
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-34655
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04-3581650
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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One Broadway, 14th Floor
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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02142
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 588-1960
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVEO) today announced discontinuation of the
FOCAL study, a Phase 2, global, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical study, evaluating ficlatuzumab, AVEOs HGF inhibitory antibody, in combination with erlotinib
(Tarceva
®
), an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR TKI) in first line, VeriStrat (BDX 004) Poor (VSP), EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients. VeriStrat is a proprietary
biomarker test developed by Biodesix to select patients for entry into the trial.
The FOCAL study was prospectively designed to confirm results from a
retrospective exploratory analysis of a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial (Study P06162) comparing the combination of ficlatuzumab and gefitinib (IRESSA
®
), an EGFR TKI therapy, to
gefitinib monotherapy in previously untreated Asian patients with advanced NSCLC who had tested positive for both EGFR mutation and VSP. Study P06162 demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in overall survival (OS) and progression free
survival (PFS) for patients in the gefitinib plus ficlatuzumab arm that were classified as VSP.
After experiencing slower than expected enrollment, a
blinded interim analysis of the FOCAL study was conducted and found that patients who were positive for both VSP and EGFR mutations, who were known to be selected for poor prognosis, experienced materially higher discontinuation rates than observed
in both the general ITT population and retrospective exploratory subgroup population of Study P06162, which was the basis for the FOCAL study design. This observation significantly compromised the feasibility of the trial. The parties have mutually
agreed to discontinue the study. The parties intend to further discuss the details for the discontinuation of the study and future development of ficlatuzumab.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
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AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Date: September 9, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Michael Bailey
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Michael Bailey
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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