Ipilimumab is a fully humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that blocks cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4). Blocking CTLA-4 removes an inhibitory signal from reducing the activity of T lymphocytes. Ipilimumab was developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Medarex.
Ipilimumab was granted FDA approval on 25 March 2011.
Ipilimumab is indicated in the following cancerous conditions:
Melanoma
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
Colorectal Cancer
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Esophageal Cancer
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Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, United States
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Stanford University (Data Collection Only), Stanford, California, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities), Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
HonorHealth Research Insisute, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Stanford Cancer Institute, Palo Alto, California, United States
Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano, Italy
Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris, France
Centre Eugene Marquis, Rennes, France
Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Milano, Italy
Istituto di Candiolo, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Biella, Biella, Italy
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