Japanese drugmaker Ono Pharmaceutical (TYO: 4528) has taken two steps forward in strengthening its oncology presence in Japan by gaining a new approval for Opdivo (nivolumab) and launching Kyprolis (carfilzomib).
Ono and US pharma major Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) are jointly developing and commercializing Opdivo and other immunotherapies for cancer patients in Japan, South Korean and Taiwan.
The companies have now received approval for a partial change in approved items of the manufacturing and marketing authorization of Opdivo intravenous infusion 20mg and 100mg, for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in Japan.
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