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:
Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Nepean Hospital, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Champalimaud Clinical Center, Lisboa, Portugal
Instituto Português de Oncologia Do Porto Francisco Gentil, EPE, Porto, Portugal
Centrul de Oncologie Euroclinic SRL, Iasi, Romania
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Anshan Cancer Hospital, Anshan, Liaoning, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
The Hiv Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration, Bangkok, Thailand
Chia-yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi City, Taiwan
Kliniken Maria Hilf, Mönchengladbach, NRW, Germany
Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Clinic for Radiotherapy and Radiooncology, Homburg, Saarland, Germany
University Hospital Regensburg, Clinic and Polyclinic for Radiotherapy, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Odense Universitetshospital, Odense C, Denmark
Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Jiamusi Cancer Hospital, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, United States
University Of Cincinnati Division Of Hematology Oncology - UC Health System, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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