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Learn about CABOMETYX in advanced kidney cancer*
*renal cell carcinoma (RCC)
What is CABOMETYX?
CABOMETYX is a kind of prescription medicine called a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). It is given as a tablet.
It is used to treat:
- People with advanced kidney cancer alone or in combination with a medicine called OPDIVO® (nivolumab) if you have not already had treatment
How CABOMETYX may help
CABOMETYX is proven to help certain people with advanced kidney cancer in clinical studies.
In a clinical study, CABOMETYX was given to people with advanced kidney cancer as a first treatment (your doctor may call it “first-line treatment”), with another medicine, OPDIVO. Other people in the study received a different medicine, sunitinib.*
People stayed on treatment until their tumors started to grow, or they had a side effect that could not be managed.
In the study:
323 people took CABOMETYX (orally) + OPDIVO (infusion). OPDIVO was taken for up to 2 years
328 people took sunitinib (orally)
The clinical study results were analyzed at different times.
The first analysis was done to support approval of CABOMETYX + OPDIVO as a combination treatment for people with advanced kidney cancer who have not had prior treatment.
This clinical study looked at people's results at a median† of 18.1 months follow-up.
A later analysis, which is typical for clinical studies, looked at people's results at a median† of 55.6 months follow-up.
The results of the later analysis are not based on the same type of testing as the first analysis and should not be considered conclusive.
Proven results with CABOMETYX + OPDIVO
In the first analysis
CABOMETYX + OPDIVO reduced the risk of dying by 40% vs sunitinib. Median† overall survival was not reached by either CABOMETYX + OPDIVO or sunitinib
In the later analysis
People taking CABOMETYX + OPDIVO
LIVED LONGER
Median† overall survival 46.5 months for CABOMETYX + OPDIVO vs 36 months for sunitinib
(based on people's results at a median† of 55.6 months follow-up)
People taking CABOMETYX + OPDIVO had increased survival
More people
WERE ALIVE
AT 3 YEARS
59% for CABOMETYX + OPDIVO vs 50% for sunitinib
(based on people's results at a median† of 55.6 months follow-up)
In the first analysis
People taking CABOMETYX + OPDIVO went longer without tumors growing or spreading
People were able to
Live 2x longer without
tumor growth
Median† of 16.6 months for CABOMETYX + OPDIVO vs 8.3 months for sunitinib (based on people's results at a median† of 18.1 months follow-up)
In the later analysis
People taking CABOMETYX + OPDIVO went longer without tumors growing or spreading
People were able to
Live almost 2x longer without tumor growth
Median† of 16.4 months for CABOMETYX + OPDIVO vs 8.4 months for sunitinib (based on people's results at a median† of 55.6 months follow-up)
In both analyses, CABOMETYX + OPDIVO helped people live longer without their cancer progressing.
In the first analysis
More people taking CABOMETYX + OPDIVO had meaningful reductions‡ in tumor size
Tumors shrunk in size in 2x as many people
55.7% CABOMETYX + OPDIVO vs 27.1% sunitinib (complete + partial responses)
Tumors disappeared completely in almost 2x as many people
8% CABOMETYX + OPDIVO vs 4.6% sunitinib (complete responses)
More than twice as many people taking CABOMETYX + OPDIVO had a partial response (48%) vs people taking sunitinib (23%).
In the later analysis
More people taking CABOMETYX + OPDIVO had meaningful reductions‡ in tumor size
Tumors shrunk in size in 2x as many people
55.7% CABOMETYX + OPDIVO vs 27.7% sunitinib (complete + partial responses)
Tumors disappeared completely in ALMOST 3x as many people
13.6% CABOMETYX + OPDIVO vs 4.6% sunitinib (complete responses)
Almost twice as many people taking CABOMETYX + OPDIVO had a partial response (42.1%) vs people taking sunitinib (23.2%).
In the later analysis, the number of people who had their tumors disappear completely increased from the first analysis.
Individual results may vary.
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Sunitinib is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with advanced kidney cancer.
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Median is the middle value in a set of measurements—for some, it was shorter; for others, longer.
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"Meaningful reductions" is defined as the combination of complete response (the disappearance of signs of cancer in response to treatment; this does not necessarily mean the cancer has been cured), and partial response (a decrease in the size of a tumor, or in the extent of cancer in the body, in response to treatment).
CABOMETYX was proven to help certain people with advanced kidney cancer live longer without their tumor progressing.
CABOMETYX was compared with a medicine called sunitinib* in a clinical study of people with advanced kidney cancer. All people in the study had one or more established risk factors and had not previously received medicine to treat their cancer.
In the study:
79 people took CABOMETYX
78 people took sunitinib
People stayed on treatment until their tumor started to grow again or they had a side effect that could not be managed.
Results showed:
People taking CABOMETYX went longer without tumors growing or spreading
People were able to
Live longer
without tumor growth
Median† of 8.6 months vs 5.3 months for sunitinib
Individual results may vary.
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Sunitinib is a prescription medication used to treat adults with advanced kidney cancer.
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Median is the middle value in a set of measurements—for some, it was shorter; for others, longer.
CABOMETYX was proven to help certain people with advanced kidney cancer in a clinical study
People had taken at least one other medicine to treat their advanced kidney cancer before taking CABOMETYX.
People stayed on treatment until their tumors started to grow or they had a side effect that could not be managed.
In the study:
330 people took CABOMETYX
328 people took a medicine called everolimus*
Results showed:
People taking CABOMETYX had increased survival
People were more likely to
Live longer
Median† of 21.4 months vs 16.5 months for everolimus
People taking CABOMETYX went longer without tumors growing or spreading
People were able to
Live almost 2x longer
without tumor growth
Median† of 7.4 months vs 3.8 months for everolimus
People taking CABOMETYX had a greater rate of tumor reduction
Tumors shrunk in size for
5x more people
17% for CABOMETYX vs 3% for everolimus. In the clinical study, the tumor had to shrink by at least 30% and had to be confirmed by a second scan
Individual results may vary.
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Everolimus is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with advanced kidney cancer when certain other medicines have not worked.
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Median is the middle value in a set of the measurements—for some, it was shorter; for others, longer.
Side Effects
Hear a Patient and Doctor Share Their Perspectives About Side Effects
Thomas Hutson, D.O., Pharm.D., and Rosa, an actual patient, talk about the importance of knowing what to expect with side effects of CABOMETYX.
This video features a real patient and doctor to show one individual’s treatment experience with CABOMETYX. Some participants were paid for their time and expenses in sharing their story. Individual results may vary. The information in this video is not intended as medical advice. Your healthcare team is your best resource for information about your treatment. If you have any questions about your condition or treatment, contact your healthcare team.
What are the most common side effects of CABOMETYX?
Taking CABOMETYX may cause side effects. The most common side effects of CABOMETYX include: tiredness, decreased appetite, nausea and vomiting, weight loss, and constipation.
The most common side effects of CABOMETYX when used with nivolumab include: tiredness, mouth sores, rash, low thyroid hormone levels (hypothyroidism), pain in muscles, bones, and joints, decreased appetite, nausea, changes in the way things taste, stomach-area (abdominal) pain, cough, and upper respiratory tract infection.
Learn about additional side effects, including serious side effects associated with CABOMETYX here.
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