Opdivo Fallout: Rivalry In PD-1 Market To Continue, More Trials Could Mean More Failures
Executive Summary
Opdivo's Phase III disappointment in first-line non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is not the end of the world for Bristol-Myers Squibb, according to Datamonitor Healthcare analyst Dustin Phan. It also may not be the last surprise in a field with so many contenders and so many ongoing trials, as data from Pharmaprojects shows.
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