Opdivo Success In Early Melanoma Paves Way For Other Tumor Types
Executive Summary
Study finds that Bristol-Myers Squibb's PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo beats the company's CTLA-4 inhibitor Yervoy in Stage III/C or Stage IV melanoma, spurring hopes for ongoing studies in other tumor types.
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