Bristol Gives Up On Adjuvant Melanoma For Opdualag With Failed Trial

The checkpoint inhibitor combo missed a recurrence-free survival endpoint in Phase III in post-surgical melanoma. The LAG-3 inhibitor-containing product continues development in lung cancer, however.

Bristol Myers Squibb fails a Phase III study with Opdualag in adjuvant melanoma • Source: Shutterstock

Bristol Myers Squibb’s checkpoint inhibitor combination product Opdualag (nivolumab/relatlimab) sustained a Phase III failure in a study that might have expanded the drug’s label into the adjuvant setting in late-stage melanoma, but the company said it remains hopeful of getting the drug approved in other cancer types, such as non-small cell lung cancer.

Key Takeaways
  • Bristol Myers Squibb no longer plans to test Opdualag in adjuvant melanoma after a Phase III study failed to demonstrate recurrence-free survival.

After the markets closed on 13 February, BMS reported that Opdualag did not meet the primary endpoint of recurrence-free survival...

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