Bristol-Myers posts positive new data on Opdivo+Yervoy in NSCLC

US pharma major Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) has released positive updated results from the Opdivo (nivolumab)+Yervoy (ipilimumab) arms in CheckMate -012, a multi-arm Phase Ib trial evaluating Opdivo in patients with chemotherapy-naïve advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The company has already filed for US approval of the Opdivo+Yervoy combination for the treatment of  advanced melanoma.

In this study, Opdivo was administered as monotherapy or as part of a combination with other agents, including Yervoy, at different doses and schedules. Results from other cohorts in CheckMate -012 have been previously-unreported. These updated results include findings from the administration of four new dosing schedules of Opdivo+Yervoy (n=148), which resulted in confirmed objective response rates (ORR) ranging from 13% to 39% depending on the administered regimen. Median duration of response was not reached in any of these arms with a median follow-up of 6.2 months to 16.6 months, and median progression-free survival (PFS) ranged from 4.9 months to 10.6 months.