NSCLC Momentum Goes To Merck And Roche, Bodes Well For Combinations

New cancer immunotherapies are doing well in lung cancer, with Merck's Keytruda picking up share in the first-line setting and Roche's Tecentriq in second-line. Bristol-Myers Squibb is banking on combo therapy to restore its momentum.

Malignant effusion: Pleural fluid cytology of lung (pulmonary) adenocarcinoma, a type of non small cell carcinoma.

It’s been a turbulent few months for immuno-oncology and there’s been a lot of speculation about what that will mean in terms of sales and market share. Coming out of the fourth quarter earnings calls, there have been early signs of change and a lot of posturing about the impact of combination approvals expected later this year.

Taking stock, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s Opdivo (nivolumab) is holding on, but Merck & Co. Inc.'s monotherapy approval for...

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