Bristol's Opdivo-Yervoy duo snares a quick FDA nod in first-line kidney cancer

It’s been a strange road for Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo-Yervoy combo in first-line kidney cancer, but the New Jersey drugmaker now has the go-ahead it’s been chasing.

The FDA approved the regimen Monday based on data from the phase 3 CheckMate-214 trial, which showed that the immuno-oncology pairing could significantly top the standard of care—Pfizer’s Sutent—at helping patients live longer.