“The poor prognosis for patients with previously treated, late-stage metastatic colorectal cancer has been an ongoing challenge in the oncology community, which has driven our pursuit of a potential new treatment option,” said Volker Wacheck, MD, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Development, Taiho Oncology, Inc. “We believe the combination of trifluridine/tipiracil plus bevacizumab may represent a significant advance in the treatment of refractory disease, and we look forward to working with the FDA as it considers this application.”