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    Two immune combination therapies for the first-line treatment of esophageal cancer and BMS are expected to add additional indications

    • Last Update: 2021-10-23
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    On September 27, 2021, Bristol Myers Squibb (Bristol Myers Squibb) announced that based on the positive results of the Phase 3 clinical trial, the US FDA has accepted its PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab and CTLA-4 inhibitor Iraq.


    Nivolumab (Nivolumab, the English trade name is Opdivo) targets PD-1, which can help the body restore the anti-tumor immune response


    This application is based on the results of a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial.


    Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common cancer and the sixth leading cause of cancer deaths in the world.


    Reference materials:

    [1] US Food and Drug Administration Accepts Bristol Myers Squibb's Applications for Opdivo (nivolumab) + Yervoy (ipilimumab) and Opdivo + Chemotherapy for Unresectable Advanced, Recurrent or Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.


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