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, Denver, Colorado, United States
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, United Kingdom
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Illinois, United States
Henry Ford Saint John Hospital - Macomb Medical, Macomb, Michigan, United States
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua, Minocqua, Wisconsin, United States
Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, United States
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Paris - Curie, Paris, France
CHU d'Angers, Angers, France
Avignon - CH, Avignon, France
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Indiana Univeristy Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Providence Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States
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