Sentences with phrase «immune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab»
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The drugs, ipilimumab (Yervoy ®) and nivolumab (Opdivo ®), made by Bristol - Myers Squibb (BMS), are two immune checkpoint inhibitors that «release the brakes» on the immune system, allowing it to mount a stronger and more effective attack against cancer.
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Activity and safety of nivolumab, an anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, for patients with advanced, refractory squamous non-small-cell lung cancer (CheckMate 063): a phase 2, single - arm trial.
Head and neck cancer has one currently approved immunotherapy, the checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab (Opdivo ®) and is one of the major cancer types for which new immune - based cancer treatments are in development.