Manufacturers: Bristol Myers Squibb
Nivolumab is a PD-1 blocking antibody used to treat melanoma, non small-cell lung cancer, renal cell cancer, head and neck cancer, and Hodgkin lymphoma.
Nivolumab is a PD-1 blocking antibody used to treat melanoma, non small-cell lung cancer, renal cell cancer, head and neck cancer, and Hodgkin lymphoma.
The ligands PD-L1 and PD-L2 bind to the PD-1 receptor on T-cells, inhibiting the action of these cells. Tumor cells express PD-L1 and PD-L2. Nivolumab binds to PD-1, preventing PD-L1 and PD-L2 from inhibiting the action of T-cells, restoring a patient's tumor-specific T-cell response.
Nivolumab is indicated to treat unresectable or metastatic melanoma, melanoma as adjuvant treatment, resectable or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, advanced renal cell carcinoma, classical Hodgkin lymphoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, urothelial carcinoma, microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient metastatic colorectal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and esophageal cancer. The indication for classical Hodgkin lymphoma, microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient metastatic colorectal cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma were approved under accelerated approval based on the overall response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory trials. Nivolumab is also approved for the treatment of HER2-negative advanced or metastatic gastric, gastroesophageal junction, or esophageal adenocarcinoma when used in combination with a fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy regimen. In combination with relatlimab, nivolumab is indicated for the treatment of patients ≥12 years old with unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
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