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Opdivo/Yervoy Combo Gains Japan Nod for Melanoma
Japan’s health ministry has approved a combination therapy of the anti-PD-1 antibody Opdivo (nivolumab) and anti-CTLA-4 antibody Yervoy (ipilimumab) for the treatment of unresectable melanoma, Ono Pharmaceutical and Bristol-Myers Squibb said on May 25. The Opdivo/Yervoy combo is the first…
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