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:
Kantonsspital - St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Universitätsspital Zuerich, Zurich, Switzerland
Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Clinic Essen Center, Essen, Germany
University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
Beneficiencia Portuguesa de São Paulo/Hospital São José, São Paulo, Brazil
ICESP, São Paulo, Brazil
Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil
Univeritätsklinik für Strahlentherapie-Radioonkologie, Graz, Austria
Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Dresden, Germany
University Hospital Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Illinois, United States
Logan Health Medical Center, Kalispell, Montana, United States
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua, Minocqua, Wisconsin, United States
Klinikum rechts der Isar - Technische Universität München, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany
Instituto Catalá d'Oncología L'Hospitalet, L'Hospitalet De Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
H. U. Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
H.U. Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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