Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
METHOD OF TREATING LUNG CANCER

Abstract:

This disclosure provides a method for treating a subject afflicted with a tumor derived from a small cell lung cancer, which method comprises administering to the subject an antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof that specifically binds to a Programmed Death-1 (PD-1) receptor and inhibits PD-1 activity or the combination of (a) an antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof that specifically binds to a PD-1 receptor and inhibits PD-1 activity; and (b) an antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof that specifically binds to a Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen-4 (CTLA-4) and inhibits CTLA-4 activity.