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:
Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Research Site, Vinh, Vietnam
Hopital Beaujon /ID# 256551, Clichy, Ile-de-France, France
CHU Grenoble - Hopital Michallon /ID# 256627, La Tronche, Isere, France
City of Hope /ID# 261468, Duarte, California, United States
Research Site, Vinh, Vietnam
GenesisCare North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Warringal Private Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Orlando Health Cancer Institute, Orlando, Florida, United States
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Brussels - UNIV Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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