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FDA OKs adjuvant use of Bristol-Myers' Opdivo in melanoma

Published 12/20/2017, 03:43 PM
© Reuters.  FDA OKs adjuvant use of Bristol-Myers' Opdivo in melanoma
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  • The FDA approves the use of Bristol-Myers Squibb's (BMY -0.3%) Opdivo (nivolumab) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with melanoma with involvement of lymph nodes or metastatic disease who have undergone complete resection (surgical removal of the tumors and lymph nodes).
  • Adjuvant use means that the therapy is delivered after the primary treatment to lower the risk of the cancer coming back.
  • The data supporting approval was generated in the CheckMate-238 study which showed treatment with Opdivo delivered a 66.4% rate of recurrence-free survival (RFS) compared to 52.7% for Yervoy (ipilimumab) and reduced the risk of recurrence by 35%.
  • Now read: 3 Things In Biotech You Should Learn Today: December 12, 2017


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