Bris­tol-My­ers will sell Op­di­vo in Chi­na at half of US cost, set­ting prece­dent for check­point wave — re­port

Bris­tol-My­ers Squibb is con­tin­u­ing to set prece­dents in Chi­na with Op­di­vo, the first PD-1/L1 check­point ap­proved in the coun­try, as it re­port­ed­ly prices the drug at around $84,000 per year — about half of its list price in the US.

A 100mg/10ml vial of Op­di­vo will cost around $1,352 (RMB 9260) while the 40mg/4ml vial comes in at $670 (RMB 4591), ac­cord­ing to Chi­nese fi­nan­cial news out­let Caix­in. The rec­om­mend­ed dosage is 240 mg every two weeks or 480 mg every four weeks.

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