The phase III CheckMate -649 demonstrated that first-line treatment with Opdivo (nivolumab) plus chemotherapy showed a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in the overall survival and progression-free survival of patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer or esophageal adenocarcinoma compared to treatment with chemotherapy alone.
As NCI paylines drop to 4%, cancer centers are tapping into their institutional funds to provide “bridge funding,” typically in $50,000 to $100,000 increments, to enable investigators to keep their labs open until better times return—next year God willing.
