A Randomized, Open-label, Multi-center Phase II Study to Compare Bevacizumab Plus RAD001 Versus Interferon Alfa-2a Plus Bevacizumab for the First-line Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma

2. Patients with at least one measurable lesion

3. Patients with progressive metastatic renal cell carcinoma

4. Patients who had a prior partial or complete nephrectomy

5. Patients with a Karnofsky Performance Status ≥70%.

6. Adequate bone marrow function

7. Adequate liver function

8. Adequate renal function

9. Adequate coagulation profile

Exclusion Criteria:

1. 4 weeks post-major surgery

2. Patients who had radiation therapy within 28 days prior to start of study

3. Patients in need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study.

4. Patients with a serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.

5. Patients with a history of seizure(s) not controlled with standard medical therapy.

6. Patients who have received prior systemic treatment for their metastatic RCC.

7. Patients who received prior therapy with VEGF pathway inhibitor

8. Patients who have previously received systemic mTOR inhibitors

9. Patients with a known hypersensitivity RAD001 (everolimus) or other rapamycins or to
its excipients.

10. Patients with history or current central nervous system (CNS) metastases or spinal
cord compression.

11. Patients with a history of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or
intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months prior to study enrollment.

12. Patients with proteinuria at screening.

13. Patients with inadequately controlled hypertension

14. Patients receiving ongoing or with recent need for full therapeutic dose of oral or
parenteral anticoagulants or chronic daily treatment with aspirin

15. Patients receiving chronic systemic treatment with corticosteroids or another
immunosuppressive agent.

16. Patients with a known history of HIV

17. Patients with hypersensitivity to interferon alfa-2a or any component of the product.

18. Patients with an active, bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy or recurrent
thromboembolism

19. Patients who have any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions or other
conditions

20. Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction < lower limit of institutional normal assessed by
ECHO or MUGA

21. Patients who have a history of another primary malignancy ≤ 3 years

22. Female patients who are pregnant or breast feeding

23. Patients who are using other investigational agents or who had received
investigational drugs ≤ 4 weeks prior to study treatment start.

24. Patients unwilling to or unable to comply with the protocol

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply