Despite the continuing overall decline in cancer death rates—driven by reduction in tobacco use, improvements in early detection, and advances in treatment—the projected number of new diagnoses now tops 2 million for the first time, according to the American Cancer Society’s 2024 Cancer Statistics report.
FDA accepted Bristol Myers Squibb’s supplemental biologics license application for Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) as a potential first-line treatment option for adult and pediatric patients (12 years and older) with unresectable or metastatic microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancer.
