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
Exelixis Clinical Site #29, Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Exelixis Clinical Site #58A, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Exelixis Clinical Site #12, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Kansas Cancer Center-Overland Park, Overland Park, Kansas, United States
University of Utah Sugarhouse Health Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Local Institution - 0260, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Harbin Medical University - Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Local Institution - 0172, Changsha, Hunan, China
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Illinois CancerCare-Canton, Canton, Illinois, United States
Illinois CancerCare-Bloomington, Bloomington, Illinois, United States
Loyola Center for Health at Burr Ridge, Burr Ridge, Illinois, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Southern California/ Hoag Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, California, United States
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Campus, Tucson, Arizona, United States
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