Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada.

Health Canada approved nivolumab for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma and disease progression following ipilimumab and, if BRAF V600 mutation-positive, a BRAF inhibitor.

This is written in the approval document as:

OPDIVO (nivolumab) is indicated for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma and disease progression following ipilimumab and, if BRAF V600 mutation-positive, a BRAF inhibitor.

Citation

Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada. Opdivo (nivolumab) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00076152.PDF. Revised June 2024. Accessed June 2025.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) BRAF p.V600E Melanoma Nivolumab
Sensitivity (+) BRAF p.V600K Melanoma Nivolumab