Patent No. EP3377534 (titled "Treatment Of Lung Cancer Using A Combination Of An Anti-Pd-1 Antibody And An Anti-Ctla-4 Antibody") was filed by Bristol Myers Squibb on Nov 18, 2016. The application was issued on Jun 18, 2025.
Combination therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) comprising an anti-PD-1 antibody (e.g. nivolumab) and an anti-CTLA-4 antibody (e.g. ipilimumab) administered at specific dosing regimens, wherein at least 50% of tumor cells express PD-L1. The therapy is effective in increasing progression-free survival and overall survival in NSCLC patients, including those with squamous and non-squamous histologies.

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