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Merck's Keytruda looks to zoom past Opdivo with fast head and neck cancer review
fiercepharma
February 12, 2019
Merck & Co.’s Keytruda is duking it out with Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo in the head and neck cancer marketplace, but Keytruda just took one step toward a green light that would give it a big edge.
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European Commission approves Opdivo (nivolumab) plus low-dose Yervoy (ipilimumab) for first-line treatment of patients with intermediate- and poor-risk advanced renal cell carcinoma
worldpharmanews
January 17, 2019
This decision represents the first approval of an Immuno-Oncology (I-O) combination therapy for patients with this type of cancer in the European Union.
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BMS gets new OK for Opdivo/Yervoy in kidney cancer
pharmaphorum
January 17, 2019
Bristol-Myers Squibb has claimed a new approval for its immuno-oncology combination of Opdivo and Yervoy, getting a green light from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its use in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the most common form of kidney cancer.
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BMS looks to RNA splicing to boost immunotherapies
pharmaphorum
December 19, 2018
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s quest to claim dominance in the immunotherapy space continues through a new collaboration with Eisai and its US-based precision medicine subsidiary H3 Biomedicine to.....
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NICE turns down Opdivo/Yervoy combo for kidney cancer
pharmatimes
December 11, 2018
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published draft guidelines rejecting NHS funds for Opdivo/Yervoy for untreated metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
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SMC accepts four medicines for NHS use
pharmatimes
December 11, 2018
Roche’s Perjeta, a medicine used to treat early stage breast cancer, has been accepted by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for use on the NHS in Scotland.
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NHS funds BMS’ Opdivo to prevent skin cancer returning
pharmaphorum
December 03, 2018
NICE has recommended interim NHS funding for Bristol-Myers Squibb’s cancer immunotherapy, Opdivo to prevent early stage skin cancer from recurring, overturning a decision earlier this year to reject the drug in this indication.
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Opdivo to be made available to UK melanoma patients via the Cancer Drugs Fund
pharmafile
December 03, 2018
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s blockbuster immunotherapy Opdivo (nivolumab) is set to be made available to patients in the UK via the Cancer Drugs Fund as a treatment option for melanoma, NICE has revealed...
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NICE u-turn on Opdivo for skin cancer recurrence
pharmatimes
November 30, 2018
NHS use of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo to cut the risk of early stage skin cancer recurrence after surgery has now been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...
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BMS' Opdivo+Yervoy combo fails in small cell lung cancer
pharmafile
November 28, 2018
Bristol-Myers Squibb has revealed that its combo comprising Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab) failed to meet its primary endpoint as a maintenance treatment for extensive-stage