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Nivolumab, sold under the brand name Opdivo, is an anti-cancer medication used to treat a number of types of cancer. [2] This includes melanoma, lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, renal cell carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, head and neck cancer, urothelial carcinoma, colon cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, liver cancer, gastric cancer, and esophageal or gastroesophageal ...
Nivolumab (Opdivo) was developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and first approved by the FDA in 2014 for the treatment of melanoma. It was later approved for squamous cell lung cancer , renal cell carcinoma , and Hodgkin's lymphoma .
It was approved in 2014. Nivolumab is approved to treat melanoma, lung cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, head and neck cancer, and Hodgkin's lymphoma. [16] Pembrolizumab (brand name Keytruda) is another PD-1 inhibitor that was approved by the FDA in 2014 and was the second checkpoint inhibitor approved in the United States. [17]
Nivolumab/hyaluronidase, sold under the brand name Opdivo Qvantig, is a fixed-dose combination anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of various forms of cancer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Nivolumab/hyaluronidase contains nivolumab , a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1)-blocking monoclonal antibody ; and hyaluronidase , an endoglycosidase . [ 1 ]
GoodRx released a list of 19 of the most influential drugs and vaccines approved by the FDA in 2024 to treat a variety of conditions. These medications are “slated to make a big clinical impact."
Pfizer said it plans to present the data at an upcoming medical meeting and discuss it with global health regulators for a potential approval. Pfizer's bladder cancer therapy meets main goal in ...
Nivolumab/relatlimab, sold under the brand name Opdualag, is a fixed-dose combination medication use to treat melanoma. [10] It contains nivolumab , a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) blocking antibody, and relatlimab , a lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3) blocking antibody. [ 10 ]
Lenacapavir is already approved for use as a treatment for multi-drug resistant HIV, costing around $42,250 for the first year of therapy in the United States. Clinical trials this year showed it ...