Opdivo combo recommended for reimbursement in England and Wales

25 November 2022
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The British reimbursement agency, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has provided a positive recommendation for an Opdivo (nivolumab) combination therapy.

Developed by US firm Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), the checkpoint blocker has been developed for use, in combination with chemotherapy, for certain adults with gastric and gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ) cancers.

Recognizing that there is an unmet need for alternative treatments for this patient population, scientists at the NICE said the combo met its end-of-life criteria.

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