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: 05 Jun 2025
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
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 Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 29 May 2025 Registered for Adenocarcinoma (Combination therapy, Late-stage disease, Metastatic disease) in Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland, European Union (SC)
- 29 May 2025 Registered for Colorectal cancer (Metastatic disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, European Union (SC)
- 29 May 2025 Registered for Liver cancer (Second-line therapy or greater) in Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, European Union (SC)