Bristol Myers Squibb Statement on Opdivo® (nivolumab) Hepatocellular Carcinoma U.S. Indication
Dec 18, 2023
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a public meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) between April 27-29, 2021 to discuss accelerated approvals in oncology impacted as part of the Agency’s industry-wide review. On April 29, Bristol Myers Squibb will meet with the Committee to discuss the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) indication for Opdivo (nivolumab) monotherapy. “We support the FDA’s efforts to evaluate accelerated approvals across the industry as an important element of how the agency ensures the integrity of the accelerated approval program,” said Ian M. Waxman, M.D., development lead, gastrointestinal cancers, Bristol Myers Squibb. “In HCC, despite evolution of the treatment landscape over the past few years, we believe Opdivo continues to address an unmet medical need for patients in the post-sorafenib setting, and we appreciate the opportunity to discuss this in more depth with the Committee.”
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