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Opdivo Qvantig is crucial to Bristol's post-Opdivo loss of exclusivity revenue (Shutterstock)

Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo Qvantig, the new subcutaneous version of its PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab), will be available starting in early January with a list price that is at parity with the original I.V. version of Opdivo, BMS chief commercialization officer Adam Lenkowsky told Scrip.

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