I assume they are paying for the nivo themselves and didn't want to get locked into one drug by having the owner pay (as has been fairly common in other combo trials). I also assume they chose the company who is most likely to want to partner if the results are good.
Be interesting to see what cohorts get expanded - I assume rituxan combo is one of them.
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