Ariella Chivil was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010, just before her junior year of college. After completing 14 different treatment protocols, each with its own set of side effects and complications, Ariella and her doctors decided to try something new: a clinical trial of the immunotherapy nivolumab (Opdivo®). Her first scans after beginning the trial showed a marked reduction in her tumors. In May 2016, nivolumab received FDA approval for the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma. Today, Ariella is off treatment and enjoying living and working in New York City.