BMS' Opdivo (nivolumab) + Yervoy (ipilimumab) Receive EC's Approval for dMMR or MSI-H mCRC After Prior Chemotherapy
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- The approval is based on P-II CheckMate -142 study evaluating Opdivo + Yervoy in patients with dMMR or MSI-H mCRC whose disease had progressed during or after prior treatment with CT
- Results: @ minimum follow-up of 46.9mos. improvement in ORR (64.7%) with 12.6% patients achieve a CR- m-DoR was not reached & safety profile was consistent with previous studies of combination in other tumor types
- The combination marks the 1st approved dual immunotherapy regimen for any GI tumor & also approved for NSCLC & RCC in the EU. The marketing authorization approve the use of combination in all EU member states- Norway- Iceland & Liechtenstein
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