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FDA approves (Opdivo, Bristol Myers Squibb Company)neoadjuvant/adjuvant nivolumab for resectable non-small cell lung cancer

October 04, 2024 10:09 AM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

Food and Drug Administration approved nivolumab (Opdivo, Bristol Myers Squibb Company) with platinum-doublet chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by single-agent nivolumab after surgery as adjuvant treatment, for adults with resectable (tumors ≥ 4 cm and/or node positive) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and no known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements. 

Full prescribing information for Opdivo will be posted on Drugs@FDA

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