AVEO Oncology Enrolls First Patient in Pivotal FIERCE-HN Clinical Trial to Evaluate Ficlatuzumab in Combination with ERBITUX® (cetuximab) in Patients with HPV-negative Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (R/M HNSCC)

BOSTON, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AVEO Oncology (“AVEO”), an LG Chem company, today announced enrollment of the first patient in the FIERCE-HN trial, a global, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 clinical trial evaluating ficlatuzumab in combination with ERBITUX^® (cetuximab), an anti-EGFR antibody, in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-negative recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC). Ficlatuzumab is AVEO’s investigational antibody that targets hepatocyte growth factor (HGF).

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