FDA accepts BLA for subcutaneous Opdivo

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FDA has accepted the Bristol Myers Squibb’s Biologics License Application for the subcutaneous formulation of Opdivo (nivolumab) co-formulated with Halozyme’s proprietary recombinant human hyaluronidase (rHuPH20)—herein referred to as “subcutaneous nivolumab”—across all previously approved adult, solid tumor Opdivo indications as monotherapy, monotherapy maintenance following completion of Opdivo plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) combination therapy, or in combination with chemotherapy or cabozantinib. 

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