U.S. Food and Drug Administration Accepts for Priority Review Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Application for Opdivo (nivolumab) in Previously Treated Hepatocellular Carcinoma
May 24, 2017 11:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time
PRINCETON, N.J.--(
BUSINESS WIRE)--
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) that seeks to extend the use of
Opdivo (nivolumab) to patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after prior sorafenib therapy. The FDA granted the application priority review and previously granted
Opdivo orphan-drug designation for the treatment of HCC. The FDA action date is September 24, 2017.
“We believe the FDA acceptance of our application for
Opdivo with priority review status is an important recognition of the significant unmet need for patients with HCC, which is often diagnosed in the advanced stage when treatment options are limited,” said Ian M. Waxman, M.D., development lead, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Bristol-Myers Squibb. “We are committed to exploring new treatment options for these patients and look forward to working with the FDA to potentially extend the use of
Opdivo as a treatment option in this setting
.”
The submission was based on data from the Phase 1/2 CheckMate -040 study investigating
Opdivo in advanced HCC patients with and without hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infections. Data from this study were recently published in
The Lancet and will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2017 during a poster discussion session on June 3, 2017 from 4:45–6:00 PM CDT in Hall D2.
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