Indications

2L mNSCLC

Chemo-Free Option

Selected safety profile

INDICATION OPDIVO® (nivolumab) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. Patients with EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations should have disease progression on FDA-approved therapy for these aberrations prior to receiving OPDIVO.

CHECKMATE 057 AND 017:  FOR PREVIOUSLY TREATED mNSCLC

Adverse reactions occurring in ≥10% (all grades) of patients treated with OPDIVO® and at a higher incidence than docetaxel

(BETWEEN-ARM DIFFERENCE OF ≥5% [ALL GRADES] OR ≥2% [GRADES 3-4])1
ADVERSE REACTIONS OPDIVO (n=418) DOCETAXEL (n=397) OPDIVO (n=418) DOCETAXEL (n=397)
ALL GRADES (%) ALL GRADES (%) GRADES 3-4 (%) GRADES 3-4 (%)
Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal 
disorders 

Cough


31


24


0.7


0
Metabolism and nutrition disorders 
Decreased appetite

28


23

1.4

1.5
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders 
Pruritus

10

2.0

0.2

0
  • The safety profile of OPDIVO was evaluated across squamous and non-squamous histologies in patients with previously treated mNSCLC
  • The most common adverse reactions (reported in ≥20% of patients) were fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, cough, dyspnea, and decreased appetite
  • Serious adverse reactions occurred in 46% of patients receiving OPDIVO
    • The most frequent serious adverse reactions reported in at least 2% of patients receiving OPDIVO were pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, dyspnea, pyrexia, pleural effusion, pneumonitis, and respiratory failure
  • OPDIVO was discontinued due to adverse reactions in 11% of patients
  • 28% of patients receiving OPDIVO had a drug delay for an adverse reaction
  • With 5 years minimum follow-up, no new safety signals were identified for OPDIVO2

mNSCLC=metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

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Treatment Modifications

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Dosing Schedules

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References:

  1. OPDIVO [package insert]. Princeton, NJ: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
  2. Gettinger S, Borghaei H, Brahmer J, et al. Five-year outcomes from the randomized, phase 3 trials CheckMate 017/057: Nivolumab vs docetaxel in previously treated NSCLC. Presentation WCLC19. Presented at: IASLC 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer: September 7-10, 2019: Barcelona, Spain. Abstract OA14.04.


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