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Opdivo (nivolumab) Plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) Reduced the Risk of Disease Progression or Death by 79% Versus Chemotherapy in Patients with Microsatellite Instability-High or Mismatch Repair Deficient Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in CheckMate -8HW Trial

Published: 2024-01-20 15:00:00 ET
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First presentation of data from the Phase 3 randomized trial shows statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival with Opdivo plus Yervoy compared to chemotherapy as first-line treatment in this patient population

Opdivo plus Yervoy is the first dual immunotherapy regimen to demonstrate significant efficacy benefit compared to chemotherapy as first-line treatment in MSI-H/dMMR mCRC

Late-breaking data to be featured in oral presentation at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium and highlighted as part of official Congress press program

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced results from the Phase 3 CheckMate -8HW trial evaluating Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) compared to investigator’s choice of chemotherapy (mFOLFOX-6 or FOLFIRI with or without bevacizumab or cetuximab) as a first-line treatment for patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). The dual immunotherapy combination of Opdivo and Yervoy demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in the primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR), with a reduction in the risk of disease progression or death by 79% (Hazard Ratio [HR]: 0.21; 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 0.14-0.32; p