Bristol Myers Squibb wins FDA and EU approvals for Opdivo in Hodgkin lymphoma

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Bristol Myers Squibb Transforms the Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment Paradigm with Expanded U.S. and EMA Approvals for Opdivo® (nivolumab)

March 20, 2026 4:42 PM EDT

In the U.S., FDA approval establishes Opdivo in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (AVD) as the first immunotherapy combination approved for adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with previously untreated, Stage III or IV classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL)

With approval in the EU, Opdivo in combination with brentuximab vedotin is now the first immunotherapy combination approved to treat certain pediatric and adult patients with relapsed or refractory cHL

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