European Commission Approves Opdivo (nivolumab) Plus Low-Dose Yervoy (ipilimumab) for First-Line Treatment of Patients with Intermediate- and Poor-Risk Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma.

(PRINCETON, N.J., January 17, 2019) – Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the European Commission has approved the combination of Opdivo (nivolumab) 3 mg/kg plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) 1 mg/kg (“low-dose”) for the first-line treatment of patients with intermediate- and poor-risk advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). This decision represents the first approval of an Immuno-Oncology (I-O) combination therapy for patients with this type of cancer in the European Union. Lisez le communiqué de presse complet ici