Data from CheckMate -76K Shows that Opdivo Reduced the Risk of Recurrence or Death by 58% vs. Placebo in Patients with Completely Resected Stage IIB/C Melanoma
“Within five years after surgery, one third of stage IIB and one half of IIC patients see their cancer return. Helping reduce that risk remains a need to be addressed when it comes to treating melanoma,” said Professor Georgina Long, AO, MD, PhD, Co-Medical Director of Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA) and chair of melanoma medical oncology and translational research at MIA, The University of Sydney, and Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals. “The data from CheckMate -76K show that treating with nivolumab in the adjuvant setting for stage IIB and IIC melanoma patients has yielded significant recurrence-free survival benefits and could be an important treatment option for this patient population.”
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