Cancer Checkpoint Race Takes Turn With BMS’ New Lung Trial, Merck’s Rolling Melanoma BLA
Executive Summary
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s launch of a new Phase III lung cancer study of nivolumab monotherapy in those with high expression of PD-L1 lung cancer patients raises questions about the role of the biomarker and the possibility of combination therapy with Yervoy. The PD-L1 biomarker is still being evaluated and strategies are likely to differ depending on drug and tumor type.
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