Opdivo + CABOMETYX Demonstrates Long-Term Survival Benefits After Four Years of Follow-Up in the CheckMate -9ER Trial in 1L Advanced RCC
“Renal cell carcinoma can be very challenging to treat and patients who are diagnosed with advanced disease or develop metastasis often face poor outcomes,” said Maria Teresa Bourlon, Urologic Oncology Clinic, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico. “These updated results from the CheckMate -9ER trial continue to support the role of nivolumab in combination with cabozantinib as an important first-line treatment option for this devastating disease, demonstrating durable efficacy across its multiple study endpoints, including a 23% reduction in the risk of death.”
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