European Commission Approves SC Formulation of Opdivo Across Multiple Solid Tumor Indications
“The EC’s decision to approve Opdivo SC ushers in a new era of cancer care in which we are able to deliver a 3- to 5-minute injection of a treatment that has shown consistent efficacy and comparable safety to intravenous Opdivo, which changed the cancer treatment landscape over a decade ago,” said Dana Walker, M.D., M.S.C.E., Opdivo global program lead, Bristol Myers Squibb. “BMS is committed to advancing medicines that help improve the patient experience, and with the approval of Opdivo SC in the European Union, we are delivering on this goal.”
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