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BMS’ Opdualag (nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw) Receives the US FDA’s Approval for the Treatment of Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

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BMS’ Opdualag (nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw) Receives the US FDA’s Approval for the Treatment of Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

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  • The approval was based on the P-II/III (RELATIVITY-047) trial to evaluate relatlimab (160mg) + nivolumab (480mg) vs Opdivo (480mg, IV, q4w) alone in a ratio (1:1) in 714 patients aged ≥12yrs. with unresectable or metastatic melanoma
  • The trial met its 1EPs i.e., improvement in PFS with m-PFS (10.1mos. vs 4.6mos.). The safety profile was similar to that previously reported for nivolumab with no new safety events, grade 3/4 drug-related AEs (18.9% vs 9.7%), treatment discontinuation due to AEs (14.6% vs 6.7%) & the combination resulted in increased T-cell activation
  • Opdualag is the fixed-dose combination of nivolumab & relatlimab. The application has been approved under the US FDA’s RTOR pilot program

Ref: Bristol Myers Squibb | Image: BMS

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