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
- Treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, as first line treatment in combination with nivolumab
University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Pavillion, Aurora, Colorado, United States
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Banner University Medical Center - Tucson, Tucson, Arizona, United States
University of Arizona Cancer Center-North Campus, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities), Harrison, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities), Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities), Uniondale, New York, United States
Local Institution - 0295, Newark, New Jersey, United States
Local Institution - 0061, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Local Institution - 0038, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Local Institution - 0071, Burlington, Vermont, United States
Local Institution - 0124, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Local Institution - 0053, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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