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How OPDIVO^® and
OPDIVO + YERVOY^® work

Understanding how OPDIVO and OPDIVO + YERVOY work can help you have better conversations with your healthcare team when discussing treatment decisions

See how OPDIVO helps your immune system fight cancer

OPDIVO is an immunotherapy, which works differently than chemotherapy.
Immunotherapies are treatments that work with the body’s immune system to fight disease. Watch the video below to learn more about how this treatment works.

How OPDIVO® (nivolumab) immunotherapy treatment works with the body’s immune system to fight disease.

OPDIVO can cause your T cells to attack healthy cells contained within organs and tissues in any area of your body and can affect the way these organs work. These problems can sometimes become serious or life-threatening and can lead to death, and may happen anytime during treatment or even after your treatment has ended. You may have more than one of these problems at the same time. Some of these problems may happen more often when OPDIVO is used in combination with another therapy.

Does OPDIVO Qvantig work differently than OPDIVO?

OPDIVO Qvantig is an under-the-skin injection of OPDIVO and hyaluronidase. OPDIVO Qvantig includes a natural enzyme (hyaluronidase) which improves the way medicines are absorbed into the body when injected under the skin.

Otherwise, it still works the same way OPDIVO does with your immune system to help your body fight cancer. Another difference is that the OPDIVO Qvantig injection takes 3-5 minutes* compared to about 30 minutes for OPDIVO IV, so you will be finished with the administration faster.* Talk to your doctor to see if OPDIVO Qvantig is right for you.

*A 3-5 minute injection time of OPDIVO Qvantig compared to a 30-minute infusion time of OPDIVO. This does not account for all aspects of treatment and does not include observation time. Actual clinic time may vary.

Talk to your doctor to see if OPDIVO Qvantig is right for you; it is not known if OPDIVO Qvantig is safe and effective in children. OPDIVO Qvantig may not be used in combination with ipilimumab.

See how OPDIVO + YERVOY helps your immune system fight cancer

OPDIVO and YERVOY are both immunotherapies, which are different from chemotherapy.
Immunotherapies are treatments that work with the body’s immune system to fight disease. When combined, OPDIVO and YERVOY work in different but complementary ways to help your immune system fight your cancer in a way that is greater than when either medication is used alone. Watch the video below to learn more about how this treatment works.

How OPDIVO (nivolumab) + YERVOY® (ipilimumab) work together with the body’s immune system to fight cancer.

Because OPDIVO + YERVOY works with your immune system, it can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and tissues in any area of your body and can affect the way they work. These problems can sometimes become serious or life-threatening and can lead to death. These problems may happen anytime during treatment or even after your treatment has ended. You may have more than one of these problems at the same time. Some of these problems may happen more often when OPDIVO is used in combination with another therapy.