Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s announcement of success for its PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo in the CheckMate 238 study after surgical resection in a Phase III study of melanoma patients helps pave the way for earlier treatment across tumor types, which has long been a goal of the study sponsors.
Opdivo Success In Early Melanoma Paves Way For Other Tumor Types
Study finds that Bristol-Myers Squibb's PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo beats the company's CTLA-4 inhibitor Yervoy in Stage III/C or Stage IV melanoma, spurring hopes for ongoing studies in other tumor types.
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