Approval for BMS' Opdualag moves the needle in I-O

21 March 2022

US pharma major Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) closed higher on Friday following news on a new product named Opdualag (nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw).

The fixed dose combination was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years of age or older with unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

"Inhibiting LAG-3 with relatlimab, in a fixed-dose combination with nivolumab, represents a new treatment approach that builds on our legacy of bringing innovative immunotherapy options to patients"This approval is based on the Phase II/III RELATIVITY-047 trial, which compared Opdualag to nivolumab alone.

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