FDA approves Opdivo for advanced melanoma

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Title: FDA approves Opdivo for advanced melanoma

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FDA approves Opdivo for advanced melanoma

12/22/2014 02:14 PM EST

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Opdivo (nivolumab), a new treatment for patients with unresectable (cannot be removed by surgery) or metastatic (advanced) melanoma who no longer respond to other drugs.

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