Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Nivolumab and Relatlimab-Rmbw

Jaime Weimer MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS®
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Description

When OpdualagTM (nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw), a fixed-dose combination therapy that consists of two distinct monoclonal antibodies, received FDA approval on March 18, 2022, for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma for adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age or older, it became the first approved combination therapy that includes two distinct immunotherapy agents in a single infusion. Relatlimab-rmbw is also the first approved lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3)–blocking antibody.

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