Nivolumab/vorhyaluronidase alfa - Bristol-Myers Squibb/Ono Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: Nivolumab subcutaneous - Bristol-Myers Squibb/Ono Pharmaceuticals; Nivolumab/hyaluronidase-nvhy - Bristol-Myers Squibb/Ono Pharmaceuticals; ONO-4538HSC; Opdivo QvantigLatest Information Update: 18 Sep 2026
At a glance
- Originator Bristol-Myers Squibb; Ono Pharmaceutical
- Class Antineoplastics; Antivirals; Glycoside hydrolases; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies; Polysaccharide lyases
- Mechanism of Action Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity; Hyaluronic acid modulators; Hyaluronidase replacements; Programmed cell death 1 receptor antagonists; T lymphocyte stimulants; Vascular endothelial growth factor A inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
No
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Adenocarcinoma; Colorectal cancer; Liver cancer; Malignant melanoma; Non-small cell lung cancer; Oesophageal cancer; Renal cell carcinoma; Squamous cell cancer; Urogenital cancer
- Phase I/II Sarcoma; Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 18 Aug 2026 Phase-I/II clinical trials in Sarcoma (In adolescents, In adults, In children, Late-stage disease, Recurrent, Inoperable/Unresectable) in Japan (SC) (NCT07734116)
- 18 Aug 2026 Phase-I/II clinical trials in Solid tumours (In adolescents, In adults, In the elderly, Inoperable/Unresectable, Metastatic disease, Late-stage disease) in Japan (SC) (NCT07734116)
- 04 Aug 2026 Ono Pharmaceutical plans a phase I/II trial for Solid tumours (In adolescent, In adults, in the elderly, Late stage disease, Metastatic disease, Second line therapy or greater) and Sarcoma ((In adolescent, In adults, in the elderly, Late stage disease, Recurrent, Second line therapy or greater) in Japan (SC) in August 2026 (NCT07734116)