Atezolizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody used to prevent the interaction of PD-L1 and PD-1, removing inhibition of immune responses seen in some cancers. This medication is reserved for patients whose tumors express PD-L1, cannot receive platinum-based chemotherapy, or whose tumors do not respond to platinum-based chemotherapy. Atezolizumab was granted FDA approval on 18 October 2016. In November 2022, the manufacturer (Genentech) voluntarily withdrew the use of atezolizumab for the treatment of urothelial carcinoma, previously approved under the FDA's Accelerated Approval Program. The rest of atezolizumab indications remain unaffected.
Atezolizumab has approved indications for the following conditions:
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Melanoma
Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (ASPS)
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing City, China
Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu City, China
Harbin Medical University Tumor Hospital; Department of Surgery; Pharmacy, Harbin, China
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dana Farber, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
MGH, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
IRCCS Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
AO Papardo, Messina, Italy
A.O. Per l' emergenza Cannizzaro, Catania, Italy
Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhuset, Göteborg, Sweden
Skånes universitetssjukhus, Malmö, Sweden
Länssjukhuset Sundsvall, Sundsvall, Sweden
APHP - Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
CHU de Rennes - Hôpital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
START Madrid. Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal; CIOCC, Madrid, Spain
Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Huwei Township, Taiwan
Centre Leon Berard; Departement Oncologie Medicale, Lyon, France
Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center, Stanford, California, United States
START Madrid-FJD, Hospital Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, Spain
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Exelixis Clinical Site #84, Los Angeles, California, United States
Exelixis Clinical Site #71, Stanford, California, United States
Exelixis Clinical Site #85, Bronx, New York, United States
Hackensack University Medical Center/John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Stay informed with timely notifications on clinical trials, regulatory changes, and research advancements related to this medication.