BMS Opdivo To Make Splash in Blood Cancer

New data show that Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s Opdivo (nivolumab) has promise in treating Hodgkin's lymphoma reinforcing the notion that checkpoint inhibitors have potential in a broad range of cancers.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. looks set to make a mark in treating classical Hodgkin lymphoma: it has announced new data showing positive results for its immune-oncology therapy Opdivo in previously treated HL patients supporting the use of checkpoint inhibitors blood cancers as well as solid tumors.

The CheckMate -205 study evaluates Opdivo in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and the data revealed by BMS focuses on patients who relapsed or progressed after stem cell transplantation...

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