Durvalumab is a human immunoglobulin G1 kappa (IgG1κ) monoclonal antibody and a novel immune-checkpoint inhibitor for cancer treatment. Produced by recombinant DNA technology in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell suspension culture, durvalumab is a programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) blocking antibody that works to promote normal immune responses that attack tumour cells.
Durvalumab is marketed under the brand name Imfinzi, which is available for intravenous injections. It was granted accelerated approval by the FDA in May 2017 for the treatment of selected patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. In September 2018, durvalumab was approved by the EMA for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), only if PD-L1 is expressed in ≥ 1% of tumour cells and there was no observable disease progression following platinum-based chemoradiation therapy. On March 27, 2020, durvalumab was approved by the FDA for use in combination with etoposide and either carboplatin or cisplatin as first-line treatment of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).
Durvalumab is indicated for the treatment of adults with the following conditions:
Institut du Cancer Avignon-Provence, Avignon, France
Centre d'Oncologie du Pays Basque, Bayonne, France
CH de la côte Basque, Bayonne, France
ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale", Napoli, Italy
Azienda U.S.L. - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri- Ifo - Istituto Regina Elena, Roma, RM, Italy
Research Site, Zhengzhou, China
Research Site, Shandong, China
Research Site, Wirral, United Kingdom
Capital Medical University Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
UCI Health - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care, Irvine, California, United States
Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
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