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03/26/11 12:10 AM

#117054 RE: DewDiligence #117039

Better-than-Expected Label for BMS' Ipilimumab in Melanoma

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is planning a quick rollout of ipilimumab following its Friday approval as the first drug to demonstrate improvement in overall survival in metastatic melanoma.

The New York-based pharma firm will get the drug, branded Yervoy, to patients "in a matter of weeks," said BMS spokeswoman Jennifer Fron Mauer. "We are all ready to go."


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