Bristol’s Opdivo Joins Keytruda, Imfinzi In Perioperative NSCLC Treatment Space

PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo has obtained US FDA approval for pre- and post-surgical treatment in operable non-small cell lung cancer, but Merck and AstraZeneca got there first.

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BMS's Opdivo gets approval for perioperative therapy in resectable NSCLC • Source: Shutterstock

Bristol Myers Squibb Company has racked up another indication for its anti-PD-1 blockbuster Opdivo (nivolumab), joining Merck & Co., Inc.’s PD-1 inhibitor, Keytruda (pembrolizumab), and AstraZeneca PLC’s PD-L1 inhibitor, Imfinzi (durvalumab), with an approval for perioperative combination therapy in resectable non-small cell lung cancer on 4 October.

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