Qualifying Notice - Opdivo

Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate
100 Eglantine Driveway
LCDC Building
Tunney's Pasture, A.L. 0601C
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K9

Dossier ID: HC6-024-e177442
Control #: 239474

[employee's name removed]
[employee's title removed]
Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada
2344 Alfred-Nobel, Suite 300
Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada H4S 0A4
Fax : 514-333-9955

Dear [employee's name removed]:

This Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c)-Qualifying Notice, issued in accordance with the Health Canada NOC/c Policy, is to advise you that information submitted in support of the Supplemental New Drug Submission (SNDS), Control Number 239474, for "Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with ipilimumab. Indicated for the treatment of adult patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer after prior fluoropyrimidine-based therapy in combination with oxaliplatin or irinotecan. The marketing authorization with conditions is primarily based on tumour objective response rate and durability of response. An improvement in survival has not been established", which warrants it to be considered for authorisation under the NOC/c policy. In keeping with the provisions outlined in the NOC/c policy, the following additional information is required, to complete the assessment:

Confirmatory Study (requirement)

Progress Reports of Confirmatory Studies and Other Ongoing Studies

Safety Monitoring

Additional information

I wish to advise you that this Qualifying Notice is being issued in accordance with Health Canada's guidances on the Management of Drug Submissions and Notice of Compliance with Conditions, respectively. Sponsors are instructed to submit a complete response (refer to Guidance Document: Notice of Compliance with Conditions) to the outstanding information within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter.

Your response to the above should be submitted with a copy of this letter to the Office of Submissions and Intellectual Property. In order to facilitate and ensure proper processing of your response, please include a revised Submission Certificate, quoting the product name, assigned dossier ID, and control number of the original submission, and address your response to:

Director, Office of Submissions and Intellectual Property
Therapeutic Products Directorate
Finance Building,
101 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Address Locator 0201A1
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0K9

Attention: Office of Regulatory Affairs
Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate

Sincerely,
Celia Lourenco, Ph.D.
Director General

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