Bristol-Backed Program May Spur Immunotherapy Use In Community Setting

With Yervoy/Opdivo melanoma combo and Keytruda lung cancer approvals right around the corner, a new educational program from the Association of Community Cancer Centers aims to encourage immunotherapy adoption outside of academic centers.

A new program backed by a charitable donation from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.may help ramp up use of checkpoint inhibitors in community cancer settings, where practitioners are less comfortable with the side effects of immunotherapy.

The program – dubbed the Institute for Clinical Immuno-Oncology

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