Bristol's New CSO Lynch Defends Lung Cancer Plans, Proclaims R&D Priorities

Opdivo first-quarter sales were still strong at $1.1bn, largely driven by lung cancer use and helping to drive overall performance, but potential approval of Merck's competing Keytruda with chemotherapy in first-line lung cancer is right around the corner.

BMY Chief Scientific Officer Thomas Lynch
Bristol's Chief Scientific Officer Thomas Lynch • Source: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s new Chief Scientific Officer Thomas Lynch championed the company's lung cancer strategy and laid out immuno-oncology R&D priorities going forward, including a heavy emphasis on translational medicine, during Bristol's first quarter earnings call April 27.

The company reported sales of $4.9bn in the first quarter, which was above expectations and driven by better-than-expected performance of...

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