EMA approves Opdivo® (nivolumab) for the first-line treatment of gastric, gastroesophageal junction or esophageal adenocarcinoma

BMS announced that the EMA has approved Opdivo® (nivolumab) in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-based combination chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with HER2-negative advanced or metastatic gastric, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ), or esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) whose tumors express PD-L1 with a combined positive score (CPS) ≥ 5.