BMS announced that the European Commission has expanded the indication for its Opdivo® (nivolumab) as a monotherapy for adjuvant treatment of patients over 12 with stage IIB or IIC melanoma who have undergone complete resection. Opdivo® is now the only PD-1 inhibitor that is indicated to treat stages IIB, IIC, III, and IV resected melanoma.
On 21 July 2023, the CHMP issued a positive opinion for BMS’s Opdivo® (nivolumab) to treat completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma.