CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion Recommending Approval of Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo® (nivolumab) in Combination with Cisplatin and Gemcitabine for the First-Line Treatment of Adult Patients with Unresectable or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
The European Commission (EC), which has the authority to approve medicines for the European Union (EU), will now review the CHMP recommendation.
- The European Commission (EC), which has the authority to approve medicines for the European Union (EU), will now review the CHMP recommendation.
- “New treatment options that may improve responses, delay disease progression, and offer survival benefit in the first-line setting are needed.
- On March 7, 2024 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Opdivo in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine as a first-line treatment for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, following a Priority Review.
- Bristol Myers Squibb thanks the patients and investigators involved in the CheckMate -901 clinical trial.