European Commission (EC) Approves Reconciliation Of Indications For Nivolumab Under The Opdivo European Marketing Authorization Application

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved the reconciliation of indications for nivolumab under the Opdivo European Marketing Authorization Application (MAA). In compliance with European Commission regulations, Bristol-Myers Squibb previously submitted two separate MAAs to the European Medicines Agency (EMA); one under the name Opdivo for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma in adults, and one under the name Nivolumab BMS for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic squamous (SQ) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after prior chemotherapy. An application to reconcile these two indications was then submitted under the Opdivo brand name.

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