Approval For Access? Decoding The Significance Of China’s Opdivo Opening
Executive Summary
First comes the approval, then market access. A rapid regulatory clearance for BMS’s Opdivo in China not only pioneers a new and potentially huge market for immuno-oncology treatments, but may potentially set an example in how to expand market access for many new therapies waiting to get into the country, amid multiple recent regulatory and policy changes.
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