This is a cancer medicine used to treat advanced melanoma, a type of skin cancer that can spread to other areas of the body. The main risk factor for melanoma is exposure to ultraviolet light, which comes from the sun and is used in sunbeds. Around 17,000 cases of melanoma are diagnosed every year in the UK, although not all of those are advanced melanoma.
Regulatory
FDA Approval Insights: Adjuvant Nivolumab in Completely Resected Stage IIB/C Melanoma
Dr Weber discusses the FDA approval of adjuvant nivolumab for patients with completely resected stage IIB/C melanoma, key efficacy data from the CheckMate76K trial, and potential future directions for PD-1 inhibitor–based combinations in the melanoma treatment paradigm.
FDA Approves Nivolumab for Completely Resected Stage IIB/C Melanoma
Approval is based on data from Bristol Myers Squibb’s CheckMate – 76K trial.
FDA Approves Adjuvant Nivolumab for Stage IIB/IIC Melanoma
Approval is based on data from Bristol Myers Squibb’s CheckMate – 76K trial.