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
Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Box Hill Hospital, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Clinical Site, Ōsaka, Japan
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Sarcoma Oncology Research Center, Santa Monica, California, United States
Local Institution - 0019, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Local Institution - 0056, Springdale, Arkansas, United States
Local Institution - 0186, Los Angeles, California, United States
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States
Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Washington University - Siteman Cancer Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL (Data Analysis Only), Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Columbia University (Data Analysis Only), New York, New York, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital (Data and Specimen Analysis Only), Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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