Drug Approval | March 06, 2022
USFDA approves expanded use of Bristol Myers Opdivo
The approval marks the first-and-only immunotherapy-based treatment for use before surgery for non-small cell lung cancer
The approval marks the first-and-only immunotherapy-based treatment for use before surgery for non-small cell lung cancer
If approved, Opdivo plus chemotherapy would be the first neoadjuvant immunotherapy-based option for patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer in the U.S.
The recommendation is based on positive results from the pivotal Phase 3 CheckMate -649 trial in which Opdivo plus chemotherapy demonstrated superior overall survival versus chemotherapy
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