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)
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom
Department of Clinical Oncology, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Investigational Site Number :8400007, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Investigational Site Number :8400004, Santa Monica, California, United States
Investigational Site Number :8400002, Houston, Texas, United States
Instituto Nacional de Cancer - INCa; Oncologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Oncosite - Centro de Pesquisa Clinica Em Oncologia Ltda, Ijui, RS, Brazil
Hospital das Clinicas - UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
MUHC, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ohio State University - OSUMC - Wexner Medical Center, Hilliard, Ohio, United States
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, United States
Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, Val De Marne, France
Stay informed with timely notifications on clinical trials, regulatory changes, and research advancements related to this medication.