Nivolumab Plus Fluoropyrimidine and Platinum-Based Chemotherapy and Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Approved for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The FDA has approved nivolumab (Opdivo®, Bristol Myers Squibb) in combination with fluoropyrimidine with platinum-based chemotherapy, and nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab (Yervoy®, Bristol Myers Squibb) for treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). "Esophageal cancer causes more than half a million cancer-related deaths worldwide each year, with squamous cell carcinoma accounting for approximately 85% of cases," wrote Yuichiro Doki, MD, ...

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