Durvalumab is a human immunoglobulin G1 kappa (IgG1ΞΊ) 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 β₯ 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:
Local Institution - 015, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Local Institution - 016, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Local Institution - 011, Duarte, California, United States
Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Iowa Hosptials and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Univerisity of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Research Site, Hochiminh, Vietnam
The Christie, Manchester, United Kingdom
Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, United Kingdom
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
London Regional Cancer Program of the Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
Centre Hospitalier de l'UniversitΓ© de MontrΓ©al, MontrΓ©al, Quebec, Canada
Martin King, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Coborn Cancer Center at Saint Cloud Hospital, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Illinois, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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