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FDA Grants Nivolumab Breakthrough Designation for Head and Neck Cancer
Published Online:
Monday, Apr 25, 2016
The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to nivolumab
(Opdivo) as a treatment for patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell
carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) following a platinum-based therapy,
according to the developer of the PD-1 inhibitor Bristol-Myers Squibb
The FDA is expected to act on the review by Nov. 11, 2016, according to a
written statementfrom Bristol-Myers Squib, makers of nivolumab.
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