…in your treatment journey.
When advanced kidney cancer comes back, this is known as a relapse. And when your current medicine(s) have stopped working, this means that your cancer is refractory. If you are experiencing one of these, you are likely feeling concerned and wondering what’s next in your advanced kidney cancer journey.
Your first step is to have an open and honest talk with your healthcare provider.
That way, you can feel informed, reassured, and ready to take the next step in your RCC treatment journey.
It might help to prepare for your next visit by making a list of things you want to ask or talk about.
Questions to ask your healthcare team about continuing treatment for RCC:
- What are some of my choices for continuing treatment?
- Which treatment options are supported by meaningful clinical results?
- What are the different side effects with available treatment options?
- How will we decide if a treatment option is working to manage my advanced renal cell carcinoma?
- Is there a treatment option that can fit into my daily routine?
- Is there a program I can reach out to for support and resources during metastatic RCC treatment?
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
See how a real patient experienced FOTIVDA treatment and discuss it with your healthcare provider.
FOTIVDA® (tivozanib) is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with advanced kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma or RCC) that has been treated with 2 or more prior medicines and has come back or did not respond to treatment.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Possible serious side effects can occur with FOTIVDA. Call or see your healthcare provider right away if you develop:
High blood pressure (hypertension). High blood pressure may be severe, including a sudden, severe increase in your blood pressure (hypertensive crisis) that can lead to death. Your healthcare provider should check your blood pressure after 2 weeks and at least monthly, and may prescribe medicine to treat high blood pressure. You should check your blood pressure regularly and tell your healthcare provider if you have increased blood pressure or experience confusion, headaches, dizziness, chest pain, or shortness of breath.
FOTIVDA® (tivozanib) is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with advanced kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma or RCC) that has been treated with 2 or more prior medicines and has come back or did not respond to treatment.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Possible serious side effects can occur with FOTIVDA. Call or see your healthcare provider right away if you develop:
High blood pressure (hypertension). High blood pressure may be severe, including a sudden, severe increase in your blood pressure (hypertensive crisis) that can lead to death. Your healthcare provider should check your blood pressure after 2 weeks and at least monthly, and may prescribe medicine to treat high blood pressure. You should check your blood pressure regularly and tell your healthcare provider if you have increased blood pressure or experience confusion, headaches, dizziness, chest pain, or shortness of breath.
Heart failure. Heart failure may be serious and sometimes lead to death. Your healthcare provider should check for symptoms of heart failure regularly, such as shortness of breath or swelling of your ankles.
Heart attack and blood clots in your veins or arteries. Blood clots may be serious and sometimes lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider or get emergency medical help right away if you have:
- new chest pain or pressure
- numbness or weakness on one side of your body
- pain in your arms, back, neck or jaw
- trouble talking
- shortness of breath
- sudden severe headache
- vision changes
- swelling in the arms or legs
Bleeding problems. Bleeding may be serious and sometimes lead to death. Report or get medical help right away if you have:
- unusual bleeding from the gums
- red or black stools (looks like tar)
- menstrual bleeding or vaginal bleeding that is heavier than normal
- bruises that happen without a known cause or get larger
- headaches, feeling dizzy or weak
- bleeding that is severe or you cannot control
- coughing up blood or blood clots
- pink or brown urine
- vomiting blood or your vomit looks like “coffee grounds”
- unexpected pain, swelling, or joint pain
Protein in your urine. Your healthcare provider should check your urine for protein before and during treatment.
Thyroid gland problems. Your healthcare provider should do blood tests to check your thyroid gland function before and during your treatment, and may prescribe medicine if you develop thyroid gland problems.
Risk of wound-healing problems. Wounds may not heal properly during treatment. Tell your healthcare provider if you plan to have surgery before starting or during treatment, including dental surgery.
- You should stop taking FOTIVDA at least 24 days before planned surgery.
- Your healthcare provider should tell you when you may start taking FOTIVDA again after surgery.
Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome (RPLS). RPLS is a condition that can happen. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have headaches, seizures, confusion, blindness or changes in vision, or difficulty thinking.
Allergic reactions to tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5). FOTIVDA contains a dye called FD&C Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) that may cause allergic-type reactions, including bronchial asthma, in certain people. This occurs most often in people who also are allergic to aspirin.
The most common side effects of FOTIVDA include:
- tiredness
- diarrhea
- decreased appetite
- nausea
- hoarseness
- low levels of thyroid hormones
- cough
- mouth sores
- decreased blood levels of salt (sodium) and phosphate
- increased levels of lipase in the blood
Other side effects include vomiting and weakness or lack of energy. FOTIVDA may cause fertility problems in males and females, which may affect your ability to have a child.
Your healthcare provider may change your dose, temporarily stop, or permanently stop treatment with FOTIVDA if you have certain side effects.
These are not all of the possible side effects of FOTIVDA.
Before taking FOTIVDA, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
- have high blood pressure.
- have a history of heart failure.
- have a history of blood clots in your veins or arteries (types of blood vessels), including stroke, heart attack, or change in vision.
- have bleeding problems.
- have thyroid problems.
- have liver problems.
- have an unhealed wound.
- plan to have surgery or have had recent surgery, including dental surgery. You should stop taking FOTIVDA at least 24 days before planned surgery.
- are allergic to FD&C Yellow No.5 (tartrazine) or aspirin.
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. FOTIVDA can harm your unborn baby. If you are able to become pregnant:
- Your healthcare provider should do a pregnancy test before you start treatment.
- Use effective birth control (contraception) during treatment and for 1 month after your last dose.
- Talk to your healthcare provider about birth control methods that may be right for you.
- Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant or think you might be pregnant.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicine you take and any new medicine, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Taking FOTIVDA with certain other medicines may affect how FOTIVDA works.
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 1-833-FOTIVDA (1-833-368-4832) or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
Please see the Patient Information in the full Prescribing Information for FOTIVDA® (tivozanib).
