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
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, MI, Italy
Hopital Prive Jean Mermoz, Lyon, France
Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
Clinique de la Sauvegarde, Lyon, France
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
NKI-AVL, Amsterdam, Netherlands
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Northside Hospital - Gwinnett, Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at Saint Joseph's/Candler, Savannah, Georgia, United States
Hawaii Cancer Care - Westridge, 'Aiea, Hawaii, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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