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Outcomes With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Similar for Older, Younger Patients
TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 – Patients with cancer aged 65 years and older receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) derive similar clinical outcomes as younger patients, according to a study...
Immune Therapy Works As Well In Senior Cancer Patients As In Younger Adults
TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 — It’s well-known that a person’s immune system wears down over time, becoming less effective as folks progress through middle age and become seniors. But that doesn’t appear t...
Durable Disease Control Possible After Stopping Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in NSCLC
TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 – Prolonged disease control can be maintained for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who discontinue immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for...
Lung Cancer Remains At Bay Long After Immune Therapy Is Dropped
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 — Immunotherapy might help keep lung cancer at bay for months or even years after the treatment has been abandoned due to side effects, a new study says. Immune checkpoint i...
FDA Approves Combo of Opdivo Plus Yervoy for Advanced Liver Cancer
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) as a first-line treatment for adults with unresectable or metastatic...
FDA Approves Opdivo (nivolumab) + Yervoy (ipilimumab) as a First-Line Treatment for Unresectable or Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma
PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) April 11, 2025 – Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Opdivo® (nivolumab) plus Yervoy® (...
FDA Approves Opdivo (nivolumab) + Yervoy (ipilimumab) as a Treatment for Patients with Previously Untreated Microsatellite Instability-High or Mismatch Repair Deficient Unresectable or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Apr 08, 2025 -- Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Opdivo® (nivolumab) plus Yervoy® (i...
Pre-Op Immunotherapy May Help Treat Aggressive Breast Cancers
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – Giving patients with a common form of breast cancer an immunotherapy drug before surgery appears to boost outcomes, a new phase 3 trial finds. The study involved patients with...
Nivolumab Added to Chemo Improves Response in ER+, HER2− Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 – For patients with high-risk, early-stage estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative primary breast cancer (BC), adding...
So, Who Benefits From New Cancer Drugs?
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – Cutting-edge targeted therapies are pushing back the line between life and death for cancer patients. However, these targeted cancer drugs frequently aren’t benefitting m...
FDA Approves Subcutaneous Opdivo Qvantig for Most Solid Tumor Indications
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Opdivo Qvantig (nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy) injection for subcutaneous use for most previously approved adult, solid...
FDA Approves Opdivo Qvantig (nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy) Subcutaneous Injection for Use in Most Previously Approved Solid Tumor Opdivo (nivolumab) Indications
PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) December 27, 2024 – Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for Opdivo Qvantig (nivolumab...
Entinostat + Nivolumab Yields Durable Results in Some Pancreatic Cancer Patients
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 – Combination treatment with entinostat and nivolumab results in durable responses in a small subset of patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA), according...
Science Reveals Why Cancer Immunotherapies Can Sometimes Harm the Heart
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 – Researchers think they’ve figured out why cancer treatments that harness a person’s immune system to fight a tumor can cause heart damage in rare instances. Further, what the...
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