Bristol Wins First Of Two Important Opdivo/Yervoy First-Line NSCLC Approvals
Executive Summary
Data from CheckMate-9LA and -227 that will be presented at the ASCO virtual meeting support a low-dose chemo combo with the two drugs and the newly US FDA-approved chemo-free indication.
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