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Opdivo meets OS, PFS endpoints in phase III CheckMate-649 trial

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CheckMate -649, a pivotal phase III trial evaluating Opdivo plus chemotherapy compared to chemotherapy alone as a first-line treatment for metastatic gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer or esophageal adenocarcinoma, met both primary endpoints of overall survival at a pre-specified interim analysis and progression-free survival at final analysis in patients whose tumors express PD-L1 with a combined positive score (CPS) ≥ 5.

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