US FDA Approves Subcutaneous Opdivo, Extending Key BMS Franchise Into 2030s

Injection Cleared 10 Years After I.V. Product

With loss of exclusivity for Opdivo looming in 2028, Opdivo Qvantig will help BMS retain at least some of the revenue for its brand-name blockbuster after biosimilars for the I.V. version hit in 2029.

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.

More from Strategy

More from Scrip