Another Opdivo Disappointment For BMS, This Time In Kidney Cancer

Bristol-Myers Squibb's Opdivo plus Yervoy in first-line RCC did not achieve statistical significance in terms of progression-free survival versus Sutent, but overall survival data aren't available yet.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. reported once again that the combination of its blockbuster PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab) and CTLA-4 inhibitor Yervoy (ipilimumab) did not achieve statistical significance in a Phase III clinical trial – at least in terms of progression-free survival – but the ongoing first-line renal cell carcinoma (RCC) trial still could yield significant results in overall survival.

This is the second Phase III disappointment this year for Opdivo plus Yervoy after Bristol revealed in April that the...

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