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
Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Osaka Medical College Hospital, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
Lifespan Comprehensve Cancer Center, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States
Local Institution - 0001, Beijing, Beijing, China
Local Institution - 0012, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Local Institution - 0020, XiAn, Shan1xi, China
Johns Hopkins SKCCC, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Campbelltown Hospital, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Northern Cancer Institute, Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack, Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre, Rockville Centre, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth, Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States
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